Macon Northeast topped Fitzgerald 27-20 in a tough tilt in a Georgia high school football matchup on Sept. 1.
Both teams were shutout in the first quarter.
The Raiders fought to a 14-6 intermission margin at the Hurricanes’ expense.
Macon Northeast jumped to a 21-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Hurricanes narrowed the gap 14-6 in the final quarter but it was too little, too late.
Last season, Fitzgerald and Macon Northeast squared off on Sept. 2, 2022 at Macon Northeast High School.
In recent action on Aug. 18, Fitzgerald faced off against Ocilla Irwin County and Macon Northeast took on Forsyth Mary Persons on Aug. 19 at Forsyth Mary Persons High School.
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