Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of The First Academy. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles walked away with a 49-42 victory over The First Academy Royals. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-point performance the match before.
It was another big night for Gavin Owens, who threw for 227 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee also got help from Joshua Buckhalter, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Despite the loss, The First Academy still got an impressive performance from Salomon Georges, who threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards. Demetrice Mccray also helped out as he racked up 157 receiving yards.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for The First Academy, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-1.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 56-0 victory against Anderson C on the 11th. As for The First Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Seminole at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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