Rabun County is 7-1 against Elbert County since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rabun County Wildcats will host the Elbert County Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Rabun County will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, Rabun County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 34-28 to Athens Academy.
The losing side was boosted by Lake Evans, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Rabun County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Elbert County and Athens Academy were almost perfectly matched up last Friday, but Elbert County suffered a 35-34 defeat. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on October 11th (33), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jayvyn Hickman and Hampton Johnson. Johnson had a great game and rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Meanwhile, Hickman was balling out in the loss, rushing for 187 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Rabun County's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Elbert County, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Rabun County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 262.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Elbert County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 234.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Rabun County came up short against Elbert County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-9. Can Rabun County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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