It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lumpkin County can now relate to. They were beaten by the LaGrange Grangers 48-6 on Friday. The Indians gained 78 more yards on the day, but it was the Grangers that made the best use of them.
Lumpkin County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nolan Matthews, who rushed for 121 yards, and Cal Faulkner, who picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Matthews' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 121 rushing yards.
It was another big night for Malachi Render-Fannin, who rushed for 201 yards while picking up 11.8 yards per carry for LaGrange.
Lumpkin County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for LaGrange, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Lumpkin County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for LaGrange, they are on the road again on Friday to play Sandy Creek at 7:00 p.m. Sandy Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.5 points per game this season.
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