Oglethorpe County hasn't had much luck against Rabun County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Oglethorpe County Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Rabun County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Oglethorpe County is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season last Saturday. They lost 47-27 to Athens Academy. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Spartans are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Rabun County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to Commerce 42-38. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 14-14 in the first quarter.
Rabun County's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ty Truelove, who threw for 108 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rabun County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Oglethorpe County's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Rabun County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Oglethorpe County was taken down by Rabun County 49-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Oglethorpe County, Gunner Stockton (who threw for 260 yards and six touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes) 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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