The Roswell Hornets will head out to square off against the Lanier Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roswell is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Roswell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Chattahoochee on the road to the tune of 63-7 on Friday. Considering the Hornets have won three contests by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Trey Smith, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Roswell's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Chattahoochee's QB won't forget Ryder Duffy anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Roswell got some further help from Brody Duffy: he picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles, and defended two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roswell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Lanier made sure to put some points up on the board against Johns Creek on Friday. Lanier walked away with a 42-35 victory over Johns Creek. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Gladiators are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tojuan Peyton Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 280 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Roswell's record is now 6-1. As for Lanier, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Roswell against Lanier in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 59-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lanier's Ben Vanden Bos, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roswell still be able to contain Vanden Bos? There's only one way to find out.
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