Greater Atlanta Christian is 4-0 against Lumpkin County since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans are on the road again to play the Lumpkin County Indians at 7:30 p.m.
Greater Atlanta Christian lost 34-13 to Westminster on Friday. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Despite the loss, Greater Atlanta Christian saw an underclassman step up: Adrian Hughes threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards. Jack Griggs also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 95 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County didn't have too much trouble with Dunwoody at home on Friday as they won 49-35. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Lumpkin County can attribute much of their success to Nolan Matthews, who rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and Cal Faulkner, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, Matthews is now averaging an impressive 126.7 rushing yards per game.
Greater Atlanta Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lumpkin County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Greater Atlanta Christian against Lumpkin County in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 as the team secured a 49-6 win. In that game, Greater Atlanta Christian amassed a halftime lead of 42-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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