The Pope Greyhounds will head out to take on the Creekview Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pope is looking for their season's first win.
On Friday, Pope was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Woodstock. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Wolverines are ranked 149th).
Despite the loss, Pope saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ivan Darden Jr rushed for 95 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Creekview fought the good fight in their overtime game against Sprayberry on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Yellow Jackets were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 36-35 defeat. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Alex Penrod and Jaden Duckett. Duckett had a great game and threw for 188 yards and one touchdown on only 13 passes. Meanwhile, Penrod did his best for the losing side, rushing for 86 yards and one score.
Pope's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Creekview, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Pope took a serious blow against Creekview when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 55-24. Thankfully for the Greyhounds, Austin Guest (who rushed for 175 yards and one TD on only 13 carries, and also threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% 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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