The Fayette County Tigers will square off against the Sandy Creek Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fayette County has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Sandy Creek will arrive with six straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Fayette County faced off against Spalding last Friday. Fayette County had to suffer through a 47-14 loss at the hands of Spalding. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, everything went Sandy Creek's way against Spalding on Friday as Sandy Creek made off with a 39-18 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Amari Latimer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 168 yards on only 12 carries, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Caleb Hill was another key player, throwing for 176 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Fayette County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Sandy Creek, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Fayette County skirted past Sandy Creek 31-28 in their previous meeting back in November of 2015. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sandy Creek's Marvin Hubbard, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Fayette County to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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