Columbia was the 23-21 winner over Carrollton when they last played one another back in November of 2014, but their luck changed this time around. The Columbia Eagles were dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of the Carrollton Trojans on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Trojans are ranked second).
Cameron Graves rushed for 66 yards.
Tynius Smith was his top target, picking up 27 receiving yards. On the ground,
Nick Hill rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Julian Lewis and his top target Ryan Mosley. Lewis threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Mosley picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Carrollton, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbia will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Douglass at 7:30 p.m. on September 6th. As for Carrollton, they will face off against Rome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 4-4 against one another since September of 2016.
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