On Friday, Valdosta faced Lowndes in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Valdosta Wildcats took a 30-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lowndes Vikings. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Todd Robinson, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 202 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Prince Jean, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even if they lost, Valdosta's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kobi Brown and Zamarion Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Williams has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last seven times he's played. Marcus Williams was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Leading Lowndes to victory were Marvis Parrish and Aalim Brown. Parrish rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while Brown rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Parrish got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 84 yards.
Valdosta's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Lowndes, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
After both having extra time off, Valdosta and Walton will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Walton will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Valdosta surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lowndes, they will stay at home for another week and welcome North Paulding at 8:00 p.m. on November 15th. Lowndes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.4 points per game this season.
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