Sandy Creek and Troup County are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Sandy Creek Patriots will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Troup County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Sandy Creek will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Sandy Creek is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mary Persons just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 37-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Patriots, who until this matchup were averaging 13.22 points allowed.
Sandy Creek might have lost, but man, Amari Latimer was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Latimer's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Caleb Hill was another key player, throwing for 134 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Troup County faced off against Spalding on Thursday. Everything went Troup County's way against Spalding as Troup County made off with a 37-14 win. Considering the Tigers have won three matches by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Among those leading the charge was Garrison Edwards, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Monty Heard handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Troup County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sandy Creek fell to 8-1. As for Troup County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Sandy Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Troup County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 211.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Sandy Creek against Troup County in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 44-7 victory. Does Sandy Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Troup County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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