Football Preview: Rockmart Yellowjackets vs. Sonoraville Phoenix
The Rockmart Yellowjackets will face off against the Sonoraville Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockmart will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Rockmart is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Coahulla Creek on the road to the tune of 35-7 on Friday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Colts are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rockmart relied on the efforts of Tristan Anderson, who gained 71 total yards and two touchdowns, and Cortez Wright, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Anderson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending three passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockmart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Sonoraville at home against Murray County on Friday as the team secured a 49-6 win. With the Phoenix ahead 35-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Chaz Pate continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Braxen Mcmahan, who picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Rockmart now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Sonoraville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Everything went Rockmart's way against Sonoraville in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as Rockmart made off with a 50-28 win. Will Rockmart repeat their success, or does Sonoraville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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