The Langston Hughes Panthers will head out to challenge the Banneker Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Langston Hughes is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Douglas County, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Langston Hughes was ranked 13th). Langston Hughes took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Douglas County on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' national football rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Tigers are ranked 11th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Qwantavius Wiggins, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. Langston Hughes also got a significant boost from Carsyn Baker, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Banneker was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against Jonesboro, falling 34-12. The Trojans have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Banneker got top-tier performance from Kelian Allen, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Allen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Banneker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Banneker wouldn't let Jonesboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Banneker can thank Leshawn Stuckey and Joshua Hays for forcing both of them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Langston Hughes fell to 2-1. As for Banneker, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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