After two games on the road, Elbert County is heading back home. They will welcome the Commerce Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Commerce took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Elbert County, who comes in off a win.
Elbert County will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Oglethorpe County on Friday. Elbert County took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 46-13 victory over Oglethorpe County. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Patriots are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacari Barnett had a dynamite game for Elbert County, rushing for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Barnett has posted since back in November of 2023. Jayvyn Hickman was another key player, rushing for 101 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Elbert County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Commerce and Athens Academy were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Commerce suffered a 29-28 loss. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Elbert County's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Commerce, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Elbert County was taken down by Commerce 49-21 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Elbert County was down 35-7.
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