Lumpkin County is 0-4 against Greater Atlanta Christian since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lumpkin County Indians will play host again on Friday to welcome the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Greater Atlanta Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lumpkin County, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Lumpkin County strolled past Dunwoody with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. The Indians pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Lumpkin County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nolan Matthews, who rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and Cal Faulkner, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, Matthews is now averaging an impressive 126.7 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Greater Atlanta Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Westminster, falling 34-13.
Despite the loss, Greater Atlanta Christian saw an underclassman step up: Adrian Hughes threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards. Another player making a difference was Jack Griggs, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lumpkin County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Lumpkin County was taken down by Greater Atlanta Christian 49-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Lumpkin County, Jackson Hardy (who threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) 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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