The Walton Raiders will take on the Norcross Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Walton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Roswell, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Walton was ranked 22nd). Walton took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roswell on Friday. The loss was the Raiders' first of the season.
Walton might have lost, but man, Lucas Farrington was a machine: he rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. Christian Ward also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Norcross was a bit more limited in their matchup last Friday. They fell 21-10 to Mill Creek. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Walton's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Norcross, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Walton won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, slipping by Norcross 21-20. Does Walton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norcross turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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