The Callaway Cavaliers are taking a road trip to face off against the Rutland Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Callaway has four straight wins, Rutland has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Callaway beats Rutland with 34 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Callaway's way against Westside on Thursday as Callaway made off with a 34-14 victory.
Meanwhile, a win for Rutland just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Morgan County on the road and fell 55-12. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 85th).
Despite the defeat, Rutland got top-tier performance from Rashon Collier, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 113 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rutland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Callaway's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Rutland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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