The Valdosta Wildcats will challenge the Baker County Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Valdosta has three straight wins, Baker County has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Valdosta's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They managed a 6-0 victory over Dougherty.
Meanwhile, Baker County fell victim to Colquitt County and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Packers, falling 33-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Packers are ranked 23rd).
Valdosta has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.3 points per game. As for Baker County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Valdosta's way against Baker County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Valdosta made off with a 26-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valdosta 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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