Football Preview: Lithia Springs Lions vs. Carrollton Trojans
The Lithia Springs Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Carrollton Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row dating back to last season, Lithia Springs finally turned things around against Pebblebrook on Friday. They slipped by the Falcons 14-13.
Lithia Springs can attribute much of their success to Malachi Evans, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 149 yards and a touchdown. Evans got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible65 yards.
Meanwhile, Carrollton faced Rome in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Carrollton put the hurt on Rome with a sharp 44-22 win. The victory was just business as usual For the Trojans, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Julian Lewis had an outrageously good game as he threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Lewis is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Kimauri Farmer helped Lewis out on the ground, picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 103 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carrollton was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 483 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Lithia Springs' win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Carrollton, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
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