Sumter County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Morgan County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumter County's defense has only allowed 10.4 points per game this season, so Morgan County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sumter County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Union County 37-6. Sumter County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 30 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Morgan County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past East Jackson 52-49. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Eagles are ranked 241st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Christian Monfort, who rushed for 233 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and Davis Strickland, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes. Those 233 rushing yards gave Monfort a new career-high.
Morgan County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Morgan County pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Sumter County, their record now sits at 10-1.
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