Tift County lost against Colquitt County back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tift County Blue Devils received a blow as they fell 35-17 to the Colquitt County Packers. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Packers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Tift County saw an underclassman step up: Damieon Dixon threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Dixon a new career-high in rushing yards. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ahmadre Woods.
Colquitt County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ty'Jaevian Lamar out in front who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Another rusher making a difference was Day'Shawn Brown, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Tift County's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Colquitt County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tift County will venture away from home to face off against Valdosta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valdosta is coming into the matchup with five straight defeats at home, meaning Tift County will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Colquitt County, they are on the road again on Friday to play Camden County at 7:30 p.m. Camden County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49 points per game this season.
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