If Troup County was feeling good fresh off their 37-14 takedown of Spalding last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Troup County Tigers fell 55-48 to the Sandy Creek Patriots on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (37), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Troup County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Garrison Edwards, who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and Javarris Warner, who gained 203 total yards and four touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 61 yards.
Caleb Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sandy Creek, throwing for 303 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 127 rushing yards gave Hill a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zalen Green, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Troup County's record now sits at 5-5. As for Sandy Creek, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Troup County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sandy Creek, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Adairsville at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Sandy Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.5 points per game this season.
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