The Meadowcreek Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Peachtree Ridge Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meadowcreek is looking for their season?s first win.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 39-6, which was the final score in Meadowcreek's tilt against Pebblebrook on Friday.
Meanwhile, Peachtree Ridge humbled Mountain View with a 41-7 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Bears are ranked 284th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Darnell Kelly had an outrageously good game as he threw for 316 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 41 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Sedric Addison was in the mix as well, providing Peachtree Ridge with two touchdowns.
Peachtree Ridge's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 4.5 times. Leading the way was Kingston Allen and his two sacks. Peachtree Ridge got some further help from Ryan Gaudin: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meadowcreek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Peachtree Ridge, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Meadowcreek suffered a grim 34-12 defeat to Peachtree Ridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kelly, who rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Meadowcreek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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