The Tift County Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Valdosta Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tift County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Tift County lost to Colquitt County at home by a 35-17 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Packers are ranked 20th).
Despite the defeat, Tift County got top-tier performance from Damieon Dixon, who threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards on only seven carries. Those 54 rushing yards gave Dixon a new career-high. Daijon Hayes was Dixon's top target, picking up 148 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Valdosta's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They came up short against Richmond Hill, falling 35-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Valdosta has suffered since September 22, 2023.
Despite the defeat, Valdosta got top-tier performance from Marquis Fennell, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
Tift County's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Valdosta, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Tift County came up short against Valdosta in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 16-3. Can Tift County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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