The Johns Creek Gladiators will face off against the Lanier Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Johns Creek is looking for their season's first win.
Johns Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Roswell on Friday. They were outmatched by the Hornets on the road and fell 45-0. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Hornets are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Lanier was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Milton. The game marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tojuan Peyton Jr. and TJ Lester. Lester had a great game and rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Meanwhile, Peyton Jr. did his best for the losing side, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Johns Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lanier, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Johns Creek was taken down by Lanier 40-9 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Johns Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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