Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Providence Day. The Eagles came up short against the Chargers, falling 55-34. The Eagles were down 48-28 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee still got an impressive performance from Joshua Buckhalter, who picked up 115 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one rushing score. Buckhalter really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. Another player making a difference was Gavin Owens, who threw for 236 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Even if they lost, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Leading the way was Ryan Hassett with two. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee got some further help from Isaac Lukuni: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Zaid Lott continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Providence Day, rushing for 145 yards and four scores, while also throwing for 338 yards and four TDs while completing 76.7% of his passes. Those 145 rushing yards gave Lott a new career-high. Gordon Sellars also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Providence Day, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Christian Brothers at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. As for Providence Day, they will head out on the road to face off against Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars' defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so the Chargers' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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