Football Preview: Lumpkin County Indians vs. Chestatee War Eagles
The Lumpkin County Indians will play host again on Friday to welcome the Chestatee War Eagles, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Chestatee is facing Lumpkin County at the wrong time: Lumpkin County suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 19-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Lumpkin County got top-tier performance from Nolan Matthews, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Matthews' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Lumpkin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Chestatee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 28-14 fall against North Hall.
Although Chestatee took the loss, they still got scores from Caysen Goss and Benjamin Plemons.
Lumpkin County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Chestatee, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Lumpkin County came up short against Chestatee in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, falling 40-32. Thankfully for Lumpkin County, Nick Lyles (who rushed for 208 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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