The Rockmart Yellowjackets will face off against the Sonoraville Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockmart will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Rockmart is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Coahulla Creek on the road to the tune of 35-7 on Friday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Colts are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rockmart can attribute much of their success to Tristan Anderson, who gained 71 total yards and two touchdowns, and Cortez Wright, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Anderson didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended three passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockmart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Rockmart's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tyree Mccrary and Kannon Jones.
Meanwhile, Sonoraville blew past Murray County, posting a 49-6 victory at home. With the Phoenix ahead 35-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Chaz Pate continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxen Mcmahan, who picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Rockmart now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Sonoraville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Everything went Rockmart's way against Sonoraville when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as Rockmart made off with a 50-28 victory. Does Rockmart have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sonoraville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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