The Appling County Pirates will face off against the Stephens County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Appling County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Appling County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Carver as Appling County made off with a 35-14 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Stephens County came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Cavaliers out 35-33.
Javin Gordon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 103 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 71 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brock Tankersley, who gained 104 total yards and two touchdowns.
Stephens County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tankersley and Gordon.
Appling County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.1 points per game. As for Stephens County, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
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