The Johnson Knights will square off against the Pickens Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Johnson's offense hasn't had much luck over their past six games, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Johnson's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lumpkin County on Friday. They were beaten by the Indians 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Indians are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pickens). They strolled past Chestatee with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 45-28. The high-scoring effort was just what the Dragons needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cal Morrison and Ike Wyngaard. Morrison rushed for 138 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries while Wyngaard rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Pickens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Johnson's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Pickens, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Johnson was dealt a bruising 62-6 defeat at the hands of Pickens in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Knights were down 42-6.
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