Two dominant backs in Javin Gordon and Andrew Beard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Stephens County Indians will be playing at home against the Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Stephens County will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points back in September, then bounced right back against Franklin County on Monday. Stephens County claimed a resounding 35-3 win over Franklin County on the road. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Lions are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gordon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Tripp Underwood was another key player, throwing for 266 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Prince Avenue Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Hart County on Friday as Prince Avenue Christian made off with a 43-21 victory.
Prince Avenue Christian found their leader in underclassman Beard, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Beard's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 152 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Dockery, who picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Prince Avenue Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Mac Bradley was especially locked on to Hart County's QB and sacked him three times.
Stephens County's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Prince Avenue Christian, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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