The Chestatee War Eagles will square off against the Lumpkin County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chestatee is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Chestatee ended up a good deal behind North Hall and lost 28-14.
Although Chestatee took the loss, they still got scores from Caysen Goss and Benjamin Plemons.
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County entered their matchup against Greater Atlanta Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lumpkin County fell to Greater Atlanta Christian 19-13. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Lumpkin County might have lost, but man, Nolan Matthews was a machine: he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Matthews' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Lumpkin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Chestatee's record is now 1-3. As for Lumpkin County, their record is now 2-2.
Chestatee was able to grind out a solid victory over Lumpkin County when the teams last played back in September of 2017, winning 40-32. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lumpkin County's Chandler Woodham, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Chestatee to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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