Football Recap: Pickens Dragons vs. Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans
Pickens proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 56) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans , sneaking past 28-25.
Hayden Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 235 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown. Mccord Purdy was Jones' top target, picking up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Pierce Wilson, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Wilson has become a key player for Greater Atlanta Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Denzell Watkins, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Pickens now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Pickens has already played their next match, a 29-26 defeat against Lumpkin County on the 1st. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 30-20 loss against Chestatee on the 1st.
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