On Friday, Lowndes faced Valdosta in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lowndes Vikings came out on top against the Valdosta Wildcats by a score of 30-20. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lowndes had a senior duo take command as Marvis Parrish rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries and Aalim Brown rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Parrish's longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lowndes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Valdosta lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Todd Robinson, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 202 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Prince Jean, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Lowndes pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.9 points. As for Valdosta, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
After each having a week off, Lowndes and North Paulding will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 8:00 p.m. on November 15th. Lowndes' defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so North Paulding's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Valdosta, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Walton at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Walton will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Valdosta surely won't give up without a fight.
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