Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Baylor. The Eagles were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Red Raiders. The Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Red Raiders from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Gavin Owens, who threw for 314 yards and one touchdown while completing 86.4% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Walker Bryson was another key player, gaining 123 total yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and nudges their season record down to 0-2. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 26.5 points this season. As for Baylor, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee will head out to take on Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Baylor, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Brentwood Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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