Dacula was the 54-26 winner over Lanier when they last played one another back in September of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Dacula Falcons had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of the Lanier Longhorns. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Longhorns are ranked 112th).
Although Dacula took the loss, they still got scores from Kristian Folks and Isaac Kareem-Maman.
Tojuan Peyton Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries for Lanier. That's the most rushing yards Peyton Jr. has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ben Vanden Bos, who rushed for 82 yards.
Dacula dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lanier, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Dacula will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Discovery at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th. As for Lanier, they are on the road again on Friday to play Gainesville at 7:30 p.m. Gainesville's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Lanier's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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