The Tucker Tigers will face off against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Tucker's way against North Springs as Tucker made off with a 33-9 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Spartans are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tucker found their leader in underclassman Jace German, who threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 270 passing yards set a new season-high mark for German. Izayah Horsham was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
St. Pius X Catholic never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lithonia last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 49-14 at home.
Tucker pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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