The Spalding Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Fayette County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Spalding came up short against LaGrange on Thursday, falling 42-22.
Even though they lost, Spalding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fayette County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Troup County 54-20. While losing is never fun, Fayette County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Troup County is ranked 96th).
Spalding dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fayette County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Spalding against Fayette County in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spalding since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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