Football Preview: Chattahoochee Cougars vs. Roswell Hornets
Chattahoochee is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Roswell is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Chattahoochee Cougars will challenge the Roswell Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Luke Priester and Trey Smith.
Chattahoochee is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lanier last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chattahoochee had to suffer through a 55-26 loss at the hands of Lanier.
Chattahoochee might have lost, but man, Dj Avery was a machine: he picked up 104 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Priester, who threw for 185 yards on 17 of 30 attempts.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roswell). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 45-0 win over Johns Creek. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Gladiators are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 233 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Kaiden Perry helped Smith out on the ground, rushing for 137 yards on only 11 carries.
Roswell's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Kobby Sakyi-Prah was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Roswell got some further help from Brody Duffy: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roswell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Chattahoochee's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Roswell, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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