The Heard County Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Pepperell Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pepperell is hoping to do what Model couldn't on Friday: put an end to Heard County's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Heard County walked away with a 38-26 victory over Model. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heard County found their leader in sophomore Ethan Tisdale, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns. Tisdale's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. Darience Coleman was in the mix as well, providing Heard County with a touchdown.
Pepperell fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They took down Haralson County 35-20 last Friday. The Dragons pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rebels cut but never quite recovered from.
Among those leading the charge was Moss Tant, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 147 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Sam Ross, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Pepperell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matchups they've averaged 232.8.
Heard County's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Pepperell, their win bumped their record up to 2-7.
Heard County strolled past Pepperell when the teams last played back in August of 2021 by a score of 26-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heard County 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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