Mary Persons's offense rose to the challenge against a Patriots defense that boasted an average of only 13.22 points allowed on Friday. The Mary Persons Bulldogs walked away with a 37-29 win over the Sandy Creek Patriots. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bulldogs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Patriots are ranked 44th).
Mac Nelson went supernova for Mary Persons, throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. Caden Lavinka was in the mix as well, providing Mary Persons with two touchdowns.
Mary Persons' defense stepped up as well, laying out Caleb Hill. five times. Sandy Creek's QB won't forget Dacoryus Jenkins anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Jenkins is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Mary Persons, adding 13 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Ryan Bankston: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 4-for-4 kicking extra points for an additional four.
When it comes to explaining why Sandy Creek lost, don't look at Amari Latimer. Despite the final result, he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Latimer got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards. Another player making a difference was Hill, who threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns.
Mary Persons' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Sandy Creek, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-1.
Mary Persons will head out on the road to take on Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mary Persons is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season. As for Sandy Creek, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Troup County at 7:30 p.m. Sandy Creek's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Troup County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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