The Chattahoochee Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Gainesville Red Elephants at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chattahoochee has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Gainesville will come in with four straight wins.
On Friday, Chattahoochee was beaten by Roswell 57-13. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Hornets are ranked 18th).
Chattahoochee's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Carver Jackson, who rushed for 77 yards and one TD, and Maxwell Tucker, who picked up 30 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Gainesville earned a 28-16 victory over Milton on Friday.
Chattahoochee better keep an eye on KHARIM HUGHLEY. He was instrumental in Gainesville's win, throwing for 119 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 39 yards.
Gainesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Gainesville's record is now 7-1. As for Chattahoochee, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Chattahoochee was taken down by Gainesville 55-26 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Cougars, Carmelo Byrd (who rushed for 125 yards and four TDs on only 11 carries) 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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