The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors will square off against the Murray County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Cobb Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe came up short against North Cobb Christian, falling 47-21. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-14.
Meanwhile, Murray County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 72-0 loss at the hands of Rockmart. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 143rd).
This is the second loss in a row for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Murray County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe was able to grind out a solid win over Murray County when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 33-25. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Murray County's Judah Woodall, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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