Greater Atlanta Christian and White County met for a duel on Friday where Greater Atlanta Christian prevailed. The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans managed a 28-23 victory over the White County Warriors.
Greater Atlanta Christian can attribute much of their success to Tommy Young, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 108 yards and a touchdown. Greater Atlanta Christian also got help from Jaden Henry, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Greater Atlanta Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Greater Atlanta Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Denzell Watkins and Cj Ohuabunwa.
White County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tripp Nix, who threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards on only eight carries. Nix got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards. John Phillips was Nix's top target, picking up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win got Greater Atlanta Christian back to even at 4-4. As for White County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Greater Atlanta Christian will square off against Pickens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Greater Atlanta Christian will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for White County, they will welcome Chestatee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chestatee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
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