The Southwest Patriots will head out to take on the Dodge County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Southwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Central, posting a 45-6 victory at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Patriots just coasted through the last quarter.
One reason for the win was Southwest's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Rinaldo Callaway was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up fourhimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dodge County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past East Laurens with points to spare, taking the game 46-27. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Falcons are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Duke Johnson, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. Another player making a difference was Jerimiah Burns, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dodge County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Southwest and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Dodge County, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Southwest lost to Dodge County on the road by a decisive 31-16 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown. Now that Southwest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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