Football Preview: Fannin County Rebels vs. Armuchee Indians
After each having a week off, the Fannin County Rebels and the Armuchee Indians will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fannin County has seven straight wins, Armuchee has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Fannin County humbled Chattooga with a 35-7 victory. Considering the Rebels have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Fannin County had a senior duo take command as Carson Callihan rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry and Lawson Sullivan rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Callihan a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fannin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Armuchee was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 19-14 to Coosa.
Fannin County's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Armuchee, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Fannin County against Armuchee in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 44-0 win. Does Fannin County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Armuchee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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