Dublin unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They and the Swainsboro Tigers were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Fighting Irish suffered a 15-14 defeat. The Fighting Irish were up 14-0 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the loss, Dublin still got an impressive performance from Travion Bostic, who rushed for 85 yards and one score on only 12 carries.
Swainsboro can attribute much of their success to Shannon Benjamin, who picked up 134 receiving yards and one TD. Those 134 receiving yards gave Benjamin a new career-high.
Dublin will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Southwest at 7:30 p.m. on the 29th. This will be the Fighting Irish's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Swainsboro, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 27-13 victory against Emanuel County Institute on the 22nd.
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