Football Preview: Dacula Falcons vs. Lanier Longhorns
Dacula has gone 6-0 against Lanier recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Dacula is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Dacula came up short against Jackson County and fell 35-28. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Panthers are ranked 115th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Isaac Kareem-Maman, who picked up 138 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Garrison Cantrell, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lanier also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to North Forsyth by a score of 33-20. The Longhorns were down 26-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Lanier might have lost, but man, Dmajai Hightower was a machine: he picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hightower got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 78 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Vanden Bos, who threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Dacula now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lanier, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Dacula against Lanier when the teams last played back in September of 2021 as the team secured a 54-26 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lanier's Reese Scott, who picked up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Dacula to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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