The Lithia Springs Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the East Paulding Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lithia Springs is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Lithia Springs came up short against Villa Rica on Saturday, falling 49-28. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 125th).
Despite the defeat, Lithia Springs got top-tier performance from Randy Parker, who picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Parker torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamari Frazier, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Paulding, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They came out on top against New Manchester by a score of 19-6 last Friday. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Raiders were the (much) better team in the second half.
Javen Parker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Lithia Springs' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for East Paulding, their record now sits at 4-1.
Lithia Springs was dealt a bruising 53-0 defeat at the hands of East Paulding when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Thankfully for Lithia Springs, Dylan Prater (who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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