Football Preview: LaGrange Grangers vs. Sandy Creek Patriots
LaGrange is 0-4 against Sandy Creek since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The LaGrange Grangers are taking a road trip to take on the Sandy Creek Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
LaGrange's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 53-0 win over Early County. Given the Grangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Sandy Creek on the road against McIntosh on Friday as the team secured a 54-22 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Sandy Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Caleb Hill, who threw for 296 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and Amari Latimer, who gained 150 total yards and three touchdowns.
The win got LaGrange back to even at 1-1. As for Sandy Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
LaGrange was taken down by Sandy Creek 52-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for LaGrange, Rashad Amos (who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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