Grovetown extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 3-6. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 34-28 heartbreaker at the hands of the Rockdale County Bulldogs. If the Warriors were looking for revenge after losing 26-21 to the Bulldogs when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Derrick Lane
| 08/15/25 @ Lakeside | 243 |
| 08/29/25 vs Evans | 174 |
| 10/17/25 @ Rockdale County | 143 |
| 09/05/25 @ Thomson | 96 |
| 09/26/25 @ South Gwinnett | 64 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite the loss, Grovetown still got an impressive performance from Derrick Lane, who rushed for 143 yards and two scores, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. Lane has become a key player for the Warriors: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-5 otherwise.
Grovetown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Patrick Denson and Darin Postell.
As for Rockdale County, their win bumped their record up to 5-3. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
It was another big night for Deontae Burtts, who threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 75 yards and a pair of TDs. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2024. 212 of Burtts' passing yards were hauled in by Jaylen 'JT' Thomas, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Grovetown will face off against rival Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on the 30th. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Lane and Joshua Taylor. Meanwhile, Rockdale County is set to square off against their familiar foe Newton at 7:30 p.m. on the 25th.
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