The Chestatee War Eagles will face off against the Dawson County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Chestatee made easy work of Pickens and carried off a 37-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the War Eagles.
Hector Espinoza had a dynamite game for Chestatee, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Espinoza has become a key player for Chestatee: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chestatee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dawson County never let their opponents score on Friday. They took down White County 14-0.
Dawson County can attribute much of their success to Cody Mcbrayer, who rushed for 122 yards, and Dylan Edwards, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mcbrayer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Chestatee's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Dawson County, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
Chestatee didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Dawson County in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Does Chestatee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dawson County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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