Washington County is 4-0 against East Laurens since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Washington County Golden Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the East Laurens Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Washington County came up short against Dodge County and fell 35-24.
Washington County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaden Jackson, who picked up 147 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Mack May, who threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.2% of his passes. May is becoming a predictor of Washington County's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) also went to Javyn Watkins.
Meanwhile, East Laurens was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 27-21 to Academy for Classical Education. While the Falcons had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Gryphons 14-10.
Washington County now has a losing record at 3-4. As for East Laurens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Washington County against East Laurens in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 68-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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