Jackson County and Apalachee are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Jackson County Panthers will take on the Apalachee Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jackson County will be strutting in after a win while Apalachee will be coming in after a defeat.
Jackson County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Alcovy 48-10 at home on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Tigers are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daylan Maxwell and Caden Daniels were among the main playmakers for Jackson County as the former gained 105 total yards and a touchdown and the latter picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jackson County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Cooper Galley, Maher Magness, and Jacob Vang picked up one apiece. Magness is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Apalachee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Clarke Central, falling 48-21.
Jackson County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Apalachee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Jackson County strolled past Apalachee in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson County 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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