After each having a week off, the Armuchee Indians and the Fannin County Rebels will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Armuchee has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Fannin County will arrive with seven straight victories.
Last Friday, Armuchee was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 19-14 to Coosa.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Fannin County at home against Chattooga last Friday as the team secured a 35-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Fannin County can attribute much of their success to Carson Callihan, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and Lawson Sullivan, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Callihan is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fannin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Armuchee now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Fannin County, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Armuchee was dealt a bruising 44-0 defeat at the hands of Fannin County in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Thankfully for Armuchee, Brad Davis (who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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