The Johnson Knights will head out on the road to take on the Chestatee War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Johnson hasn't scored more than 12 points for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Last Friday, Johnson was beaten by Greater Atlanta Christian 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Spartans are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-9, which was the final score in Chestatee's tilt against Lumpkin County on Friday.
Johnson will have to contain Blake Conner as he made an impact in Chestatee's last game. He rushed for 79 yards on only five carries, and also picked up 61 receiving yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 56 yards.
Chestatee now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Johnson was dealt a bruising 56-0 loss at the hands of Chestatee in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the War Eagles' Benjamin Plemons, who rushed for 137 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and one TD. Now that the Knights know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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