Lumpkin County entered their game against Greater Atlanta Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lumpkin County Indians fell to the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans 19-13. The Indians have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Lumpkin County still got an impressive performance from Nolan Matthews, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Matthews' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Lumpkin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greater Atlanta Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tommy Young, who threw for 360 yards while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt. Jack Griggs was Young's top target, picking up 154 receiving yards.
Lumpkin County's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, the win snapped their losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lumpkin County will play host again on Friday to welcome Chestatee, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Lumpkin County is facing Chestatee at the right time seeing as Chestatee is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, they will host Johnson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Johnson focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four last Friday.
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