The Hawkinsville Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Metter Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hawkinsville comes in on three and Metter on eight.
Hawkinsville will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Dooly County, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Hawkinsville was the clear victor by a 36-13 margin over Dooly County two weeks ago. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Nieem Blair continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Metter strolled past Emanuel County Institute with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-10.
It was another big night for Michael Ricks, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 208 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. Kahne Brown was another key player, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Metter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Dickerson and Jayden Mcdaniel.
Metter pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.8 points per game. As for Hawkinsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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