After each having a week off, the Franklin County Lions and the Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin County is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Franklin County came up short against East Jackson and fell 29-21.
Meanwhile, Prince Avenue Christian took their match on the road last Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Stephens County. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Indians are ranked 148th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Prince Avenue Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jake Bobo, who rushed for 48 yards and four touchdowns, and Andrew Beard, who gained 230 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bobo a new career-high in rushing yards. Brice Williamson was in the mix too, providing Prince Avenue Christian with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prince Avenue Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Franklin County now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Prince Avenue Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
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