The Creekview Grizzlies will challenge the Pope Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Creekview fought the good fight in their overtime game against Sprayberry on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Yellow Jackets were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 36-35 defeat. The loss continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their meetings with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost four in a row.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Alex Penrod and Jaden Duckett. Duckett had a great game and threw for 188 yards and one touchdown on only 13 passes. Meanwhile, Penrod did his best for the losing side, rushing for 86 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Pope was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Woodstock. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Wolverines are ranked 149th).
Despite the defeat, Pope saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ivan Darden Jr rushed for 95 yards and one score.
Pope's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Creekview, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Creekview against Pope when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 55-24 win. Do the Grizzlies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Greyhounds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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