Eagle's Landing and Locust Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Eagle's Landing after they put the first points on the board last Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Ola. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Mustangs are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Locust Grove came up short against Hampton last Friday, falling 40-16. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Eagle's Landing and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Locust Grove, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Eagle's Landing didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Locust Grove in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagle's Landing since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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