The Swainsboro Tigers will face off against the Appling County Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Swainsboro took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Metter 37-7 at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Swainsboro had established a 23 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Swainsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Appling County never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over Wayne County. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their ten-point performance the match before.
Swainsboro's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Appling County, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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