The Glenn Hills Spartans will square off against the Lake Oconee Academy Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Glenn Hills, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Lake Oconee Academy's (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, Glenn Hills had to suffer through a 44-6 loss at the hands of Fox Creek. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 448th in Georgia, while the Predators are ranked 175th in South Carolina).
Meanwhile, Lake Oconee Academy slipped by Brentwood 35-34 on Friday.
Walker J Poyner had a dynamite game for Lake Oconee Academy, rushing for 186 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ike Oneal, who threw for 112 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Oconee Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Glenn Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lake Oconee Academy, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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