Bacon County hasn't had much luck against Swainsboro recently, but that could start to change on the 14th. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. Swainsboro took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bacon County, who comes in off a win.
Bacon County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Brantley County with a sharp 41-15 victory on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Raiders needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
A big part of Bacon County's win came down to the chemistry between Scottland Hennesy and his top target Santiago Bizzell. Hennesy threw for 301 yards and four TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes while Bizzell picked up 163 receiving yards and three scores. The dominant performance also gave Hennesy a new career-high in passer rating (153.3).
Bacon County didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Brantley County to a completion percentage of just 31.8%. Given Hennesy's standout performance, it's clear the Herons' secondary just wasn't on the same level.
Bacon County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Dixon and Dj Peterson.
Meanwhile, Swainsboro played a tough matchup two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 45-19 to Savannah Christian. The Tigers were down 35-13 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Although Swainsboro took the loss, they still got scores from Marco Danford, Daveyhon Williams, and Shannon Benjamin.
Swainsboro's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Bacon County, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.
Bacon County took a serious blow against Swainsboro when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 47-0. Thankfully for the Raiders, Demello Jones (who rushed for 31 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 98 yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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