Geneva County and Ariton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Geneva County Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Ariton Purple Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Geneva County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.5 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Geneva County ended up a good deal behind Houston County and lost 44-30.
Geneva County might have lost, but man, Brendan Hall was a machine: he rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Geneva County also got a significant boost from Caden Hutchings, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Geneva County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last match, Ariton made sure to put some points up on the board against Samson on Friday. Ariton simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Samson 34-0 on the road. That looming 34-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Purple Cats yet this season.
Geneva County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Ariton, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Hall and Wells Ganey. Hall has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 242.8 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Ganey has averaged 88.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Geneva County was dealt a bruising 35-6 defeat at the hands of Ariton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Geneva County was down 35-0.
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