The Flowery Branch Falcons will take on the North Oconee Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Flowery Branch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Walnut Grove with a sharp 49-28 win on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Warriors are ranked 209th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brett Strum
| 10/17/25 @ Walnut Grove | 147.4 |
| 08/29/25 vs Forsyth Central | 141.9 |
| 08/15/25 @ Jackson County | 131.4 |
| 09/05/25 vs Hart County | 121.7 |
| 09/25/25 @ East Forsyth | 110 |
It was another big night for Brett Strum, who threw for 366 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 75 yards and two scores. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (147.4). Flowery Branch's leading receiver Tre Shields was Strum's top target yet again, picking up 175 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Meanwhile, North Oconee is still undefeated this season after their game against Eastside last Friday, but Eastside came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Titans came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 14-13 W against the Eagles. Those 14 points were actually the fewest the Titans have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
North Oconee's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Flowery Branch, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Flowery Branch was taken down by North Oconee 63-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Falcons were down 49-7.
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