After each having a week off, the Campbell Spartans and the South Cobb Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Campbell's defense has only allowed 16 points per game this season, so South Cobb's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Campbell's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Harrison offense got past them. The match between Campbell and Harrison wasn't particularly close, with Campbell falling 34-18. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Campbell had strong showings from Davin Lemire, who threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and Nick Buggs, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Lemire a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, South Cobb was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 13-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Osborne. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Campbell's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for South Cobb, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Campbell didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against South Cobb when the teams last played back in August of 2017, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Cobb's Aeneas Dennis, who threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 95 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Campbell to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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