North Gwinnett unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Douglas County Tigers at home by a 21-7 margin on Saturday.
Elam Rahman threw for 65 yards on nine of 15 attempts. On the ground, Kalil Mazone rushed for 35 yards.
Rah'Keith Kelly was nothing short of spectacular for Douglas County: he rushed for 63 yards and two TDs on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Kelly has posted since back in October of 2024. Douglas County also got a significant boost from Zamarcus Lindley, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
North Gwinnett will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Colquitt County at 7:30 p.m. on the 29th. As for Douglas County, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 24-0 win against Jonesboro on the 22nd.
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