Coahulla Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Rockmart Yellowjackets, falling 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 129th).
Coahulla Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Chris Ewart and Elijah Faraji.
Rockmart was led to victory by Tristan Anderson and Cortez Wright. Anderson gained 71 total yards and two touchdowns, while Wright rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Anderson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending three passes.
Coahulla Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rockmart, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Coahulla Creek will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. As for Rockmart, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sonoraville at 7:30 p.m. Rockmart will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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