Rockdale County came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They managed a 26-21 victory over the Grovetown Warriors on Friday. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 42-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Rockdale County was led to victory by Deontae Burtts and Legend Williams. Burtts rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Williams rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Burtts a new career-high in rushing yards.
Rockdale County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rockdale County's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Jakobi Jones was especially locked on to Grovetown's QB and sacked him twice.
Rockdale County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Grovetown, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Rockdale County will be playing at home against Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Newton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season. As for Grovetown, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on October 31st.
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