The Coosa Eagles will challenge the Fannin County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Coosa took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Ridgeland as Coosa made off with a 28-6 victory.
Jyshughn Turner had a dynamite game for Coosa, rushing for 102 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Fannin County put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Union County 42-7 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Lawson Sullivan was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 154 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 91 yards. Another player making a difference was Carson Callihan, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fannin County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 435 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union County only gained 295.
Coosa's win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Fannin County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Coosa was taken down by Fannin County 37-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Coosa, Seth Reece (who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 19 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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