The Madison County Red Raiders will square off against the Jackson County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Madison County lost to Commerce at home by a 28-12 margin. The loss was the Red Raiders' first of the season.
Meanwhile, after only three points in their last match, Jackson County made sure to put some points up on the board against Dacula last Friday. Jackson County came out on top against Dacula by a score of 35-28. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Falcons are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson County found their leader in underclassman Daylan Maxwell, who rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jackson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Madison County fell to 2-1. As for Jackson County, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Madison County came up short against Jackson County in their previous meeting back in August of 2017, falling 12-6. Thankfully for Madison County, Noah Venable (who rushed for 164 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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