The Carrollton Trojans will stay at home for another week and welcome the Lithia Springs Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carrollton's upcoming contest probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Rome, who was ranked 92nd at the time (Carrollton was ranked tenth). Everything went Carrollton's way against Rome on Friday as Carrollton made off with a 44-22 win.
Julian Lewis went supernova for Carrollton, throwing for 352 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Lewis is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Kimauri Farmer helped Lewis out on the ground, picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 103 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carrollton was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 483 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lithia Springs came into Friday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Pebblebrook 14-13.
Lithia Springs can attribute much of their success to Malachi Evans, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 149 yards and a touchdown. Evans got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible65 yards.
Carrollton's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Lithia Springs, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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