Sandy Creek had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Adairsville Tigers on Friday as the Sandy Creek Patriots made off with a 48-23 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Sandy Creek was led to victory by Caleb Hill and Amari Latimer. Hill threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, while Latimer gained 171 total yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of Hill's aerial production (98 yards to be exact) went to Zalen Green, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Sandy Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rod Smith Jr and Evan Harvey.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Long, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns.
Sandy Creek's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Adairsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Sandy Creek will challenge LaGrange at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. LaGrange's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so Sandy Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them. Adairsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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