Two dominant backs in Chris Cole and Jp Powell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Brooks County Trojans and the Miller County Pirates are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Brooks County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Washington-Wilkes 49-7. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Tigers are ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Brooks County's victory came down to the chemistry between Junior Burrus and his top target George Lamons Jr.. Burrus threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes while Lamons Jr. picked up 240 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lamons Jr. is now averaging an impressive 104.5 receiving yards per game. Cole helped Burrus out on the ground, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, Miller County entered their tilt with Wilkinson County on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 50-30 win.
It was another big night for Powell, who rushed for 261 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown. Those 261 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was TJ Grant, who rushed for 105 yards on only 13 carries.
Miller County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Miller County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for Brooks County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
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