The Cartersville Hurricanes and the Coffee Trojans squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Cartersville Hurricanes had to settle for second. They took a hard 33-18 fall against the Trojans. Cartersville's loss signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Cartersville still got an impressive performance from Khristian Lando, who rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Lando was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards.
Fred Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 206 yards and two touchdowns for Coffee. Brown is absolutely dominating the rushing yard category: he's posted at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maurice Hansley, who threw for 157 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Cartersville's defeat dropped their record down to 13-1. As for Coffee, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 14-0.
Cartersville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Coffee will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Creekside at 4:00 p.m. on December 13th. Creekside is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Coffee a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
