Dooly County hasn't had much luck against Irwin County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m.
Dooly County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They took a blow against Worth County, falling 46-3. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Rams are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, Irwin County put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 60-35 margin over Schley County.
Shane Marshall went supernova for Irwin County, rushing for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Marshall is now averaging an impressive 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Snyder, who threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irwin County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 520 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Dooly County's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Irwin County, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for Dooly County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to Irwin County in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marshall, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Dooly County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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