Football Game Preview: Johns Creek Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 9:37am

Football Preview: Johns Creek Gladiators vs. Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs

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Johns Creek is on a three-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Kennesaw Mountain a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Johns Creek Gladiators will host the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, Johns Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 17-13 to Centennial. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Knights are ranked 144th).

Meanwhile, Kennesaw Mountain had to suffer through a 38-3 loss at the hands of Sprayberry. The Mustangs were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.

The losing side was boosted by Jeremiah Tatum, who rushed for 147 yards on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Johns Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Kennesaw Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.

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