Lanier's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 42-35 victory over the Johns Creek Gladiators. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Longhorns considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Tojuan Peyton Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 283 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lanier's defensive line and their four sacks. Johns Creek's QB won't forget Isaiah Hampton anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
The win got Lanier back to even at 4-4. As for Johns Creek, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Lanier will welcome Roswell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roswell will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Lanier surely won't give up without a fight. As for Johns Creek, they are taking a road trip to square off against Seckinger at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Johns Creek is facing Seckinger at the right time seeing as Seckinger is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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