On Friday, Lowndes faced Colquitt County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lowndes Vikings fell just short of the Colquitt County Packers by a score of 38-35. The contest was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Vikings couldn't quite close it out.
When it comes to explaining why Lowndes lost, don't look at Marvis Parrish. Despite the final result, he picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 70 yards. Jaylin Carter also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 193 receiving yards.
Lowndes wouldn't let Colquitt County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lowndes can thank Lorenzo Muneton and Jamarcus Parrish for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Muneton is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Colquitt County's side was Jayden Stallworth, who made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Ty'Jaevian Lamar, who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown for Colquitt County. Day'Shawn Brown also helped out as he racked up 131 rushing yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lowndes fell to 6-1. As for Colquitt County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Lowndes will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Camden County at 8:00 p.m. on October 18th. As for Colquitt County, they will challenge Tift County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Colquitt County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season.
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