The Christian Heritage Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Chattooga Indians at 7:30 p.m. Chattooga took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Christian Heritage, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Christian Heritage beat Gordon Central 28-20.
It was another big night for Carter Triplett, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 259 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (127 yards to be exact) went to Charlie Idom, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, a win for Chattooga just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of Fannin County. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Rebels are ranked 92nd).
Despite the defeat, Chattooga got top-tier performance from Zayden Cook, who rushed for 258 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Cook's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 158 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Chattooga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Christian Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Chattooga, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
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