Eagle's Landing and Locust Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Eagle's Landing after they put the first points on the board two weeks ago, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They were dealt a 48-7 defeat at the hands of Ola. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Mustangs are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Locust Grove came up short against Hampton two weeks ago, falling 40-16. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Eagle's Landing and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Locust Grove, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eagle's Landing didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Locust Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagle's Landing since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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