The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Lexington Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Augusta is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Thomson. North Augusta walked away with a 25-18 win over Thomson on Friday. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in South Carolina, while the Bulldogs are ranked 213th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lexington gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Gilbert a 24-0 shutout.
Everything went North Augusta's way against Lexington when the teams last played back in September of 2017 as North Augusta made off with a 40-14 victory. Does North Augusta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lexington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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