The Jefferson County Warriors and the Southwest Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 17 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Jefferson County and three for Southwest.
Jefferson County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 43-8 loss at the hands of East Laurens on Friday.
Meanwhile, Southwest didn't have quite enough to beat Washington County on Friday and fell 28-26.
Despite the defeat, Southwest had strong showings from Steve Robinson, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Jamarea Watkins, who picked up 240 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Southwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Jefferson County's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Jefferson County against Southwest when the teams last played back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 45-14 victory. Will Jefferson County repeat their success, or does Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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