The Northeast Raiders and the Lamar County Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northeast is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Swainsboro 46-7. Winning may never get old, but the Raiders sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Northeast relied on the efforts of Nick Woodford, who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Reginald Glover, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Woodford has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Lamar County blew past Dade County, posting a 51-10 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Lamar County's defense made their presence known, laying out Bryson Shrader. five times. Bryson Johnson was especially locked on to Dade County's QB and sacked him twice. Ajavion Vereen was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles.
Lamar County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northeast's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.7 points. As for Lamar County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Northeast came up short against Lamar County in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 28-20. Can Northeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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