The Fayette County Tigers will square off against the Troup County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fayette County will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-3, which was the final score in Fayette County's tilt against LaGrange on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Grangers are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Troup County gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 24-17 win over Mary Persons. The score was all tied up 10-10 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
Troup County found their leader in underclassman Javarris Warner, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Those 122 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for him.
Fayette County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Troup County, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Fayette County took a serious blow against Troup County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 56-0. Thankfully for Fayette County, Logan Sinkfield (who rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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