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Friday Football Preview: Raiders Host Dacula

Walton will host the Dacula Falcons in the third round of the GHSA State Football Playoffs tonight.

Dacula (9-3) at Walton (12-0)—Not only has running back Tyren Jones rushed for more yards than any other back playing in the 5A classification this season, but he’s scored 10 touchdowns in his two playoff games. Tonight at Raider Valley, Walton plays host to the No. 2 seed from Region 8-AAAAA, , who hasn’t faced a No. 1 seed yet in the playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.

After starting the season 0-2, the Falcons are taking a six-game winning streak into tonight's quarterfinal game. Dacula last week avenged an earlier loss to with a fourth-quarter rally.

It's the first playoff appearance for the Gwinnett school since 2005, and they'll be underdogs again. The Raiders have blown out both playoff opponents in the same manner as during the regular season.

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Tickets are $10 for general admission and $12 for reserved seats. The game also will be shown on Georgia Public Broadcasting (Channel 8 on Comcast) and online.

Patch will be blogging the game live, so regardless of where you're watching it, join us at East Cobb Patch at 7:45 p.m. to talk about the game.

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Want some more insight into the Raiders? Check out The Rocky Hidalgo Show with a preview from the Walton head coach.  

Should the Raiders win, they could play host to Region 5-AAAAA rival Lassiter (9-3), which plays at M.L. King (12-0) at 7:30 p.m. That game can be seen on WSB-TV 2.2, Comcast 248 and Charter 126.

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