The Charlton County Indians will take on the Irwin County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Charlton County will head into Wednesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 38-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Lanier County two weeks ago. Charlton County came out on top in a nail-biter against Lanier County , sneaking past 15-12.
Meanwhile, Irwin County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 42-30 victory over Turner County. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Titans are ranked 350th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shane Marshall continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irwin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Charlton County's record now sits at 4-2. As for Irwin County, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Charlton County was dealt a bruising 36-7 defeat at the hands of Irwin County when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Charlton County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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