Geneva County was the 40-21 winner over Houston County when they last played one another back in October of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Geneva County Bulldogs received a blow on Friday as they fell 44-30 to the Houston County Lions.
Despite the loss, Geneva County still got an impressive performance from Brendan Hall, who rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Caden Hutchings handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Geneva County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Geneva County dropped their record down to 4-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Houston County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Geneva County will challenge Ariton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Geneva County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.5 points per game this season. As for Houston County, they will face off against Providence Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Providence Christian sitting on five straight victories and Houston County on three.
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