After each having a week off, the Elbert County Blue Devils and the Lincoln County Red Devils will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Elbert County took a loss when they played away from home back in August, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They strolled past Wesleyan with points to spare, taking the game 49-35.
Jayvyn Hickman was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (112 yards to be exact) went to Dakhovin ?Dk? Winn, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat McCormick 49-16 on the road. Fans of the Red Devils have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Lincoln County found their leader in underclassman Jonathan Norman, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Norman got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 53 yards. Another player making a difference was Travis Franklin, who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Lincoln County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Kelby Glaze was the leader with two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making three total tackles.
Elbert County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lincoln County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Elbert County was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln County when the teams last played back in September of 2021, winning 28-16. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lincoln County's Trey Huff, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 101 yards on eight of 17 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Elbert County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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