The Brantley County Herons will face off against the Bacon County Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Brantley County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Berrien on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brantley County lost 34-14 to Berrien.
Brantley County's defeat came about despite a quality game from Mason Kicklighter, who rushed for 105 yards. Those 105 rushing yards gave Kicklighter a new career-high.
Brantley County wouldn't let Berrien keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kyler Knox, Mathew Minard, and Carson Jacobs picked up one apiece. Minard also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Bacon County came up short against Fitzgerald on Friday, falling 25-3. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Purple Hurricane are ranked 93rd).
Brantley County's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Bacon County, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Brantley County beat Bacon County 21-13 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Will Brantley County repeat their success, or does Bacon County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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