The Early County Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Mitchell County Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Early County didn't have too much trouble with Pelham at home as they won 36-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Mitchell County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Pirates 8-7.
Early County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Mitchell County, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Early County's way against Mitchell County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Early County made off with a 34-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Early County since the squad 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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