Peachtree Ridge was the 27-17 winner over North Gwinnett when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Peachtree Ridge Lions lost 44-22 to the North Gwinnett Bulldogs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked fifth).
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Darnell Kelly, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 83 yards. Those 83 rushing yards gave Kelly a new career-high. 95 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kobe Adeleke-Hokes.
Leading North Gwinnett to victory were Tommy Lafayette and Braylon Jackson. Lafayette rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown, while Jackson picked up 21 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Lafayette is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game.
This is the second loss in a row for Peachtree Ridge and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for North Gwinnett, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Peachtree Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 46-28 victory against Duluth on the 9th. As for North Gwinnett, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-0 win against Berkmar on the 9th.
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