Dublin is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Thomasville is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dublin Fighting Irish will welcome the Thomasville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dublin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jasper County 42-7. With the Fighting Irish ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Willie Batts and Jalen Stewart. Batts had a great game and gained 134 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Stewart did his best for the losing side, rushing for 121 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Dublin's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut QuanTavis Lovett.
Dublin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 351 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Thomasville was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Temple 42-10. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Tigers are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomasville can attribute much of their success to Ant Anderson, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Cam Hill, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Anderson has posted since back in August.
Thomasville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points per game. As for Dublin, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Dublin was able to grind out a solid win over Thomasville when the teams last played back in December of 2019, winning 55-45. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Thomasville's Ronnie Baker, who threw for 364 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Dublin to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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