Mitchell County is 0-3 against Clinch County since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mitchell County Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Clinch County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Clinch County is hoping to do what Turner County couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Mitchell County's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at five games. Mitchell County walked away with a 40-32 victory over Turner County.
Nicolas Williams had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Williams is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 116 every time he's taken the field this season. Jonathan Isom was in the mix too, providing Mitchell County with two touchdowns.
Mitchell County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Darrius Robinson, Marcus VIcks, and Isom picked up one apiece. That's the most rushing yards Robinson has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mitchell County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Clinch County put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Berrien as Clinch County made off with a 35-13 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Rebels are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mitchell County's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Clinch County, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mitchell County suffered a grim 38-15 defeat to Clinch County in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mitchell County was down 21-0.
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