After each having a week off, the Brooks County Trojans and the Taylor County Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brooks County will be strutting in after a victory while Taylor County will be coming in after a loss.
Brooks County lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Irwin County, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. The Trojans really took it to the Indians for the full four quarters, racking up a 43-3 win. The Trojans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Damari Baynard
| 10/24/25 vs Charlton County | 3 |
| 10/31/25 vs Irwin County | 2 |
| 09/26/25 @ Turner County | 2 |
| 10/03/25 @ Lanier County | 1 |
| 09/05/25 vs Worth County | 1 |
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Brooks County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Damari Baynard led the charge by rushing for 145 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Baynard also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Trojans are undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise. Junior Burrus was another key passer, throwing for 153 yards and three TDs on only 11 passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Brooks County proved: they limited Irwin County to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Anton Graham for the heroic effort on defense: he. Brooks County's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.61 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.03 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Taylor County's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They fell just short of Macon County by a score of 21-19. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Taylor County took the loss, they still got scores from Chan Lumpkin, Ty'Quavion Pinkard, and Kj Dugger.
Taylor County's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-3. As for Brooks County, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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