The Ware County Gators will head out on the road to take on the Wayne County Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ware County will be strutting in after a win while Wayne County will be coming in after a loss.
Ware County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 victory over Warner Robins. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gators have posted since August 18, 2023.
The critical scores for Ware County came from Cole Cox, Tayshaun Franklin, and Jamir Boyd.
Meanwhile, Wayne County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against New Hampstead, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Phoenix are ranked 112th).
The victory got Ware County back to even at 4-4. As for Wayne County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Ware County against Wayne County when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 50-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ware County since the squad 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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