After each having a week off, the Lambert Longhorns and the North Atlanta Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Atlanta is hoping to do what North Forsyth couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Lambert's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lambert managed a 48-43 win over North Forsyth.
Lambert got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Daughtery out in front who threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Brooks, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lambert was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Atlanta). They really took it to South Forsyth for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-21 win on the road. With the Warriors ahead 41-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Lambert now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North Atlanta, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
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