LaFayette came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 40-7 loss at the hands of the Northwest Whitfield Bruins. The Ramblers have struggled against the Bruins recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
It was another big night for Gavin Nuckolls, who threw for 304 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and one score on only five carries for Northwest Whitfield. Nuckolls has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Northwest Whitfield's leading receiver Kade Mitchell was Nuckolls' top target yet again, picking up 147 receiving yards and one touchdown.
LaFayette's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Northwest Whitfield, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. LaFayette is set to challenge their familiar foe Gilmer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Northwest Whitfield will face off against rival Calhoun at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,027 yards in their previous games.
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