The Schley County Wildcats will face off against the Marion County Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Schley County's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Central 34-0 on the road. Considering the Wildcats have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Blake Weldon went supernova for Schley County, throwing for 236 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Kendall Sims was Weldon's top target, picking up 150 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Marion County entered their tilt with Macon County on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 27-18 victory over the Bulldogs.
Jayden Richardson and Dayvion Crawford were among the main playmakers for Marion County as the former rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Marion County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Schley County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Marion County, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Schley County against Marion County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 36-0 victory. Does Schley County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marion County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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