Two dominant backs in Justin Powell and Thomas Holland are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Toombs County Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Savannah Country Day Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Savannah Country Day took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Toombs County, who comes in off a win.
Savannah Country Day will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Toombs County extended their winning streak to three last Friday. The Bulldogs blew past Swainsboro 47-20. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 40-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
Toombs County can attribute much of their success to Joseph Owens, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Swainsboro who claimed the real prize. The Hornets were beaten by the Tigers 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Tigers are ranked 93rd).
Although Savannah Country Day took the loss, they still got scores from Devin Trawick and James Pannell.
Savannah Country Day has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Toombs County, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Toombs County was able to grind out a solid victory over Savannah Country Day in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 33-21. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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