The West Hall Spartans and the Oconee County Warriors are set to duel on Friday.
West Hall is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cherokee Bluff on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Hall was outmatched by Cherokee Bluff at home and fell 41-14. The Spartans have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oconee County). They blew past East Hall 56-7 on the road on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Caiden Wood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 56 receiving yards. Titus Watkins was another key player, throwing for 205 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oconee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
West Hall's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Oconee County, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
West Hall came up short against Oconee County in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, falling 42-38. Can West Hall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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