The Darlington Tigers will take on the Pepperell Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Darlington has three straight wins, Pepperell has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Darlington didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Haralson County, but they still walked away with a 21-16 victory.
Meanwhile, Pepperell lost 49-28 to Temple on Friday.
Darlington now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pepperell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Darlington might still be hurting after the 35-10 loss they got from Pepperell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pepperell's Sam Ross, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Now that Darlington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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