The Allatoona Buccaneers will challenge the Dalton Catamounts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Allatoona had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of Cedartown. The matchup marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Dalton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt a 43-13 defeat at the hands of Cartersville. While losing is never fun, the Catamounts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 33rd).
Allatoona's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Dalton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Allatoona skirted past Dalton 17-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dalton's Jahmyr Gibbs, who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Allatoona to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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