The Elbert County Blue Devils's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Providence Christian Academy Storm at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Elbert County lost to Commerce on the road by a 42-27 margin. The Blue Devils were down 42-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Elbert County had strong showings from Ty'Rikis Jones, who gained 159 total yards and two touchdowns, and Jacari Barnett, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-14, which was the final score in Providence Christian Academy's tilt against Rabun County on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 155th).
Elbert County's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Providence Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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