It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rabun County can now relate to. They lost 42-21 to the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane on Friday. The Wildcats' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Rabun County lost, don't look at Lake Evans. Despite the final result, he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Evans a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ty Truelove, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Rabun County's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Fitzgerald, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Rabun County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fitzgerald, they will take on Bleckley County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bleckley County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
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