Pickens lost against Lumpkin County back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pickens Dragons fell just short of the Lumpkin County Indians by a score of 29-26. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Pickens still got an impressive performance from Hayden Jones, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Jones has become a key player for Pickens: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Pickens wouldn't let Lumpkin County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pickens can thank Jacob Watkins and Hunter Atkins for forcing both of them. Pickens got some further help from Peyton Vincent: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lumpkin County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nolan Matthews, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Cal Faulkner, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Pickens' loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Lumpkin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Pickens nor Lumpkin County have any future games scheduled.
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