The Osborne Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Hillgrove Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Osborne lost 38-13 to Fellowship Christian on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Paladins are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Hillgrove put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Marietta 24-21.
Caleb Walters was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109 rushing yards per game.
Hillgrove's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. Nicholas Mathious was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Chris Carbin was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Osborne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hillgrove, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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