Two dominant backs in Nick Slidell and Daylan Maxwell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Alcovy Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Jackson County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Alcovy will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were outmatched by Winder-Barrow at home and fell 42-7. 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 308th, while the Bulldoggs are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Jackson County ended up a good deal behind Clarke Central on Friday and lost 27-11. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Gladiators: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Jackson County had strong showings from Caden Daniels, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Maxwell, who gained 116 total yards.
Alcovy dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Jackson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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