The Peachtree Ridge Lions will take on the Norcross Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Peachtree Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Peachtree Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Meadowcreek 71-0 at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Mustangs are ranked 380th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Darnell Kelly continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 120 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Sedric Addison, who rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Norcross strolled past Duluth with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-21. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Jahsaun Clarke, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 28 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kobe Robinson was another key player, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Norcross' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jordan Maduro. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Norcross got some further help from Esias Tompkins: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Norcross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win got Peachtree Ridge back to even at 2-2. As for Norcross, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Peachtree Ridge lost to Norcross at home by a decisive 35-17 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Peachtree Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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