Football Game Recap: Rockmart Comes Up Short

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-6, which was the final score in the Rockmart Yellowjackets's tilt against the Cartersville Hurricanes on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 25th).

Luke Parker threw for 61 yards and a touchdown. Aadarian Samples was his top target, picking up 46 receiving yards. On the ground, Nate Davis rushed for 41 yards.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Baylon Long and he. Long rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Jacaiden Leonard was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was Nate Russell, who threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns.

Rockmart's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Cartersville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Rockmart will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ringgold at 7:30 p.m. on September 6th. Hopefully Rockmart focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Cartersville, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Hapeville Charter, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.

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