The Lowndes Vikings will square off against the Richmond Hill Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lowndes is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Camden County, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Lowndes was ranked tenth). Lowndes blew past Camden County 33-7 on Friday. With the Vikings ahead 20-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Marvis Parrish continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 93 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lowndes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landen Wright and Kaleb Barron.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Richmond Hill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Valdosta on Friday as Richmond Hill made off with a 35-14 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Richmond Hill considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Richmond Hill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joshua Troupe, who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns. Caleb Easterling was another key player, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Lowndes' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Richmond Hill, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Lowndes has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 218.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Richmond Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 277.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lowndes suffered a grim 37-14 defeat to Richmond Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Lowndes, Nick Bliss (who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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