After each having a week off, the Mill Creek Hawks and the Douglas County Tigers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mill Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Mill Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Buford, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Mill Creek was ranked 25th). Mill Creek lost 32-7 to Buford last Friday. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Douglas County's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They came up short against Carrollton, falling 49-28. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Douglas County got top-tier performance from DJ Bordeaux, who threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 88 of Bordeaux's passing yards were hauled in by James Johnson.
Douglas County wouldn't let Carrollton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Douglas County can thank Johnson and Jamar Owens for forcing both of them. Owens has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Another thorn in Carrollton's side was Mike Thomas, who made 12 total tackles and defended three passes.
Douglas County's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Mill Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Mill Creek has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Douglas County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 263.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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