The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Chestatee War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Greater Atlanta Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Pickens and fell 28-25. The Spartans were right on the edge of victory: they outscored the Dragons in the fourth quarter 15-7.
Despite the defeat, Greater Atlanta Christian got top-tier performance from Pierce Wilson, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Wilson is becoming a predictor of Greater Atlanta Christian's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 0-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jaden Henry, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Greater Atlanta Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 183.
Meanwhile, Chestatee hadn't done well against White County recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Chestatee came out on top in a nail-biter against White County , sneaking past 23-21.
The critical scores for Chestatee came from Colton Steele and Izayah Ledford.
Greater Atlanta Christian now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Chestatee, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
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