Miller County and Mitchell County meet in first-round playoff rematch Friday

CAMILLA, Ga. (WALB) —Miller County and Mitchell County play Friday in a first-round playoff game, a rematch of a September meeting that Mitchell County won by 11 points.Friday night, the winner moves on to the second round of the GHSA playoffs, and the loser’s season ends. What happened in the first meetingMiller County led 14-0 in the first game before Mitchell County came back to win 42-31.Miller County head coach Tom Causey said special teams mistakes cost his team opportunities.“I think, no doubt, the turnovers on special teams cost us a lot of opportunities,” Causey said. “We had four turnovers on special teams and I think three of those turned into touchdowns for Mitchell. You can’t say we win the game if we don’t do that, but it sure didn’t help us a whole lot. So, we need to make sure we take care of the ball and win the turnover battle.”When asked what the biggest difference is between the team in September and the team Friday, Causey said, “Depth.”Both teams improved on last