Valdosta State has reeled off eleven consecutive victories since it last faced the Catawba Indians, the team that knocked the Blazers out of the NCAA Division Two playoffs a year ago. That 37-to-34 overtime setback came in the quarterfinals of the playoffs.<br>
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Saturday's 1 p.m. game in Valdosta will be in the opening round, and the Blazers are out for revenge.<br>
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It is one of only three games on the small college slate for Georgia teams on Saturday, although two members of MEAC will meet in Atlanta -- South Carolina State and North Carolina A&T. The other games involving Georgia team has Alabama State at Savannah State at 1:30 p.m. and Morris Brown at Norfolk State at 1 p.m.<br>
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Southern Conference champion Georgia Southern has the week off before its expected entry into the Division 1-AA playoffs next week.
