The Fannin County Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Coosa Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fannin County will bounce into Friday's game after beating Union County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Fannin County simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Union County 42-7 on the road. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Panthers are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawson Sullivan went supernova for Fannin County, rushing for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 154 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Carson Callihan, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Callihan wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Fannin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coosa, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Ridgeland 28-6 on Friday.
Jyshughn Turner had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns.
Fannin County's record now sits at 3-0. As for Coosa, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Fannin County against Coosa in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 as the squad secured a 37-7 win. Will Fannin County repeat their success, or does Coosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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