The Johns Creek Gladiators will head out on the road to square off against the Pope Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Johns Creek's defense has only allowed 10.4 points per game this season, so Pope's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Johns Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: South Forsyth, who was ranked second at the time (Johns Creek was ranked 19th). The Gladiators and the War Eagles finished up their game with a 6-6 draw two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Pope didn't have too much trouble with Marist on Tuesday as they won 20-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Pope now has a winning record of 4-3. Johns Creek's draw gives them a new season record of 3-1-1.
Johns Creek took a serious blow against Pope in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 27-0. Can the Gladiators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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