Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Houston County). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-22 win over the Northside Eagles. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Eagles are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Antwann Hill Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 489 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also picking up 30 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 314 passing yards per game. Mj Mathis was another key player, picking up 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The victory (which was Houston County's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. As for Northside, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Houston County will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Coffee at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. One thing working in Houston County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. After each having a week off, Northside and Thomas County Central will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Thomas County Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 48.9 points per game this season.
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