SAVANNAH, Ga. () — Optimism on DeRenne Avenue, after Jenkins picked up its first win of the year against Groves on Aug. 30.

The Warriors come in at 1-1. They earned their first victory in dominant fashion last week. They stormed past the Rebels, 65-6.

On Friday, Jenkins will face Liberty County. The Panthers are perfect on the year at 2-0.

Head Coach Anthony Welch said his guys do not perform well when they try to turn it on and turn it off. He wants them playing at 100 percent all the time.

“Our region is much tougher than Groves,” Welch said. “So we had to do the stuff that we needed to do to get on track and get back on to win. It’s right because we know that with nine straight region games that we can’t afford to slip. And so we came out and did well in all three phases. And that’s what we’ve got to do every week, play well in all three phases.”

Jenkins will play Liberty County in Hinesville at 7:30 p.m. The game can be seen on the CW.