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Friday Preview: 'Canes Focus on Play-In Game

Cartersville and Cass are at home while Woodland travels.

Dalton (3-6, 3-2) at Cartersville (5-4, 3-2) – Region 7-AAA is split into two subregions of six teams. But only four of the 12 teams will qualify for the playoffs. That’s why, this week, the top teams from each subregion will compete in play-in games. Dalton enters tonight’s game having won three in a row. blanked Pickens last week for its third shutout of the season.

Lambert (7-2) at Cass (0-9) – No team in Region 7-AAAA play has given up more points this season than . If the Colonels want to break into the win column in their final game of the season, they are going to have to stop a Lambert team that got shut out last week against Rome.

Woodland (3-6, 3-6) at Sequoyah (3-6, 3-6) – has lost four straight games as it heads into its final game of the season at . The winner tonight will finish in seventh place in the Region 7-AAAA standings but neither team will qualify for the postseason. The Chiefs beat Forsyth Central last week and could post back-to-back wins for the first time this season if they beat Woodland.

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