Chattahoochee extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 1-7. They were dealt a 55-3 loss at the hands of the Gainesville Red Elephants. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Red Elephants are ranked fourth).
As for Gainesville, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.6 points over those games.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to NIGEL NEWKIRK and DWIGHT LEWIS. NEWKIRK rushed for 103 yards and three scores on only six carries while LEWIS rushed for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries. NEWKIRK's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was KHARIM HUGHLEY, who threw for 151 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Chattahoochee will take on rival Seckinger at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Gainesville is set to challenge their familiar foe Roswell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,106 yards in their previous games.
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