The Cedar Shoals Jaguars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Madison County Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cedar Shoals is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against East Forsyth last Friday, falling 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Broncos are ranked 80th).
Despite their loss, Cedar Shoals saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Dorian Thrasher, who picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Thrasher a new career-high in rushing yards. Cedar Shoals also got a significant boost from Taiwan Green, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Meanwhile, Madison County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 32-23 to Flowery Branch.
Cedar Shoals' loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Madison County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Cedar Shoals didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Madison County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 40-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Shoals since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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