If Tift County was riding high fresh off their 22-0 takedown of Gadsden County last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Blue Devils fell 41-33 to the Lee County Trojans on Friday. 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 99th, while the Trojans are ranked 11th).
Damieon Dixon threw for 76 yards on six of 18 attempts. Royal Scott was his top target, picking up 31 receiving yards.
Jordan Bush went supernova For Lee County., rushing for 224 yards and three scores while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Those 224 rushing yards gave Bush a new career-high.
Tift County dropped their record down to 2-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lee County, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tift County will challenge Bainbridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. After each having a week off, Lee County and Colquitt County will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on September 12.
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