The Jenkins Warriors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Long County Blue Tide at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Jenkins will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Southeast Bulloch on Friday. Jenkins simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Southeast Bulloch 48-14 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three matches by 34 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jenkins to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trenton Rhodes, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Rhodes got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 55 yards. Jayaun Albert was another key back, rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Long County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Windsor Forest a 25-0 shutout. Given the Blue Tide's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Knights are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jenkins' victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Long County, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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