Football Recap: Peachtree Ridge Lions vs. North Atlanta Warriors
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Peachtree Ridge had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the North Atlanta Warriors 43-27. The win was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on three straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Peachtree Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darnell Kelly, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown. Kelly has become a key player for Peachtree Ridge: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise. Another rusher making a difference was Bryce Green, who rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns.
Peachtree Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 517 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Peachtree Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.6 points per game. As for North Atlanta, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.
Peachtree Ridge will square off against Hillgrove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillgrove's defense has only allowed 11.1 points per game this season, so Peachtree Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them. North Atlanta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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