Chestatee hadn't done well against White County recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Chestatee War Eagles skirted past the White County Warriors 23-21. This was payback for the War Eagles, who suffered a 52-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Chestatee came from Colton Steele and Izayah Ledford.
Chestatee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why White County lost, don't look at Tripp Nix. Despite the final result, he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Nix has posted since back in August.
Chestatee is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for White County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Chestatee will challenge Greater Atlanta Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chestatee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season. As for White County, they and Johnson are set to duel on Friday. White County is facing Johnson at the right time seeing as Johnson is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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