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| 11/01/24 - Away | 29-26 W |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 49-14 W |
| 09/23/22 - Home | 42-7 W |
Lumpkin County is a perfect 3-0 against Pickens since September of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lumpkin County and Dawson County meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The contest between the Indians and the Tigers didn't end well, with the Indians falling 31-14.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nolan Matthews and Cody Mcbrayer. Mcbrayer had a great game and rushed for 205 yards and a pair of TDs. Meanwhile, Matthews was balling out in the loss, rushing for 262 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Pickens' game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 49-35 bruising from Greater Atlanta Christian. While the Dragons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 14-7 in the first quarter.
Lumpkin County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Pickens, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Lumpkin County came out on top in a nail-biter against Pickens in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, sneaking past 29-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Dragons' Hayden Jones, who rushed for 79 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 135 yards and two TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Indians still be able to contain Jones? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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