On Friday, the Hiram Hornets took a blow against the Eastside Eagles, falling 48-21. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Eagles are ranked 25th).
Eastside was led to victory by Payton Shaw and Myles Mims. Shaw threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, while Mims rushed for 125 yards on only 12 carries.
Hiram's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Eastside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Hiram will be playing at home against Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Eastside, they will venture away from home to challenge Alcovy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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