After each having a week off, the Adairsville Tigers and the Sandy Creek Patriots will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Adairsville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Two weeks ago, Adairsville came up short against Heritage and fell 17-7.
Xavious Nalls put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. Adairsville also got help from Tre Winters, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sandy Creek). They walked away with a 55-48 victory over Troup County two weeks ago. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Tigers are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sandy Creek found their leader in sophomore Caleb Hill, who threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 303 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Hill. Another pass catcher making a difference was Zalen Green, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sandy Creek's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Adairsville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
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