The Southwest Patriots will head out to challenge the Bleckley County Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest is looking for their season?s first victory.
Southwest lost 56-34 to Dublin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 108th).
Southwest wouldn't let Dublin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southwest can thank Justin Humphrey and Montese Green for forcing both of them. Green is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least four every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Bleckley County took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-6 win over East Laurens. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Royals just coasted through the last quarter.
Bleckley County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kam'Ryn Everett led the charge by throwing for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Dequavis Benjamin was in the mix too, providing Bleckley County with two touchdowns touchdowns.
Southwest's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Bleckley County, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Southwest was taken down by Bleckley County 42-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Southwest, Jahvon Butler (who rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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