Football Preview: Fannin County Rebels vs. Vidalia Indians
The Fannin County Rebels will face off against the Vidalia Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fannin County has ten straight wins, Vidalia has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fannin County will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in October (they won by 27) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Gordon Lee out 30-27. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Trojans are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawson Sullivan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 281 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Vidalia fell victim to Pierce County and their airtight defense on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 41-0 loss at the hands of the Bears. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Indians were not able to get on the board.
Fannin County pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27 points. As for Vidalia, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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