After three games on the road, Lanier is heading back home. They will host the Chattahoochee Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-14, which was the final score in Lanier's tilt against Gainesville on Friday. 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 15th).
Lanier might have lost, but man, Tojuan Peyton Jr. was a machine: he rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, Peyton Jr. is now averaging an impressive 116.8 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Chattahoochee's offense. They were dealt a 47-0 defeat at the hands of Milton on Friday. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Lanier now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Chattahoochee, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
