Ware County’s defense faces its toughest test in week three after defeating Burke County 34-27 last week and losing to Coffee 24-0 in week one.

The Vikings have put up 85 points throughout their first two games and have rushed for 484 yards, for an average of 8.5 yards per carry.

Both the Vikings’ offense and defense will look to the Gators’ matchup to improve before region play starts.

Last week against Peachtree Ridge, the Lions converted seven of 15 third downs and accumulated 250 yards of total offense.

As tonight’s game approached, Lowndes was busy working on improving on those numbers during this week’s practices.

“We came out here to try to work on our mistakes,” McPherson said. “Every time you start a season, you have some things to work on, and believe me, we have plenty.”