It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Gordon Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 42-35 win over the Armuchee Indians. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gordon Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Payne, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Payne is becoming a predictor of Gordon Central's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Matt Hammock was in the mix too, providing Gordon Central with two touchdowns.
Gordon Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Treveyon Bigby, Riley Thomas, Nathan Johnson, and Jay Daugherty picked up one apiece.
With the victory, Gordon Central broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5. As for Armuchee, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Gordon Central will venture away from home to take on Dade County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Armuchee, they will welcome Christian Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Christian Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
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