The Roswell Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Sequoyah Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Roswell sitting on nine straight wins and Sequoyah on six.
Roswell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-7 victory over Clarke Central. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Gladiators are ranked 176th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Roswell's win came down to the chemistry between Trey Smith and his top target Wills Campbell. Smith threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Campbell picked up 115 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Meanwhile, Sequoyah made easy work of Newnan on Friday and carried off a 48-28 victory. The result was nothing new for the Chiefs, who have now won seven games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Roswell better focus on containing Will Rajecki and Kolby Martin as the pair were huge in Sequoyah's win. Rajecki rushed for 137 yards and three scores, while Martin threw for 195 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 85.7% of his passes. Rajecki's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. 116 of Martin's passing yards were hauled in by Brooks Darling.
Sequoyah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Sequoyah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Asa Goings and Darling.
Roswell's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Sequoyah, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 11-1.
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