If Lanier was feeling good fresh off their 41-14 takedown of Dacula last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lanier Longhorns had to suffer through a 50-14 loss at the hands of the Gainesville Red Elephants. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Red Elephants are ranked 19th).
Despite the loss, Lanier still got an impressive performance from Tojuan Peyton Jr., who rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Peyton Jr. really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Lanier now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Gainesville, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Lanier will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Milton at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. As for Gainesville, they will square off against Johns Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gainesville's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Johns Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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