They'd both waited a year for this matchup. Seemingly, only one team showed up ready to play, though.
South Cobb suffered its first, and worst, loss of the season to Friday night. Falling behind 7-0 after the opening drive, the Eagles never regained their composure.
The Hawks covered half the field in two pass plays in the opening drive and capped off the drive with a score from Kenyan Drake. He finished the night with 196 yards on 18 carries and 3 touchdowns. There was more where that came from.
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The Eagles looked lethargic in their play the entire night—with the exception of running back Chris Beck's performance (156 yards on 31 carries with 0 TDs). Beck currently leads the county in rushing with 507 yards in his first four games.
The defeat to the No. 8 Eagles was a tough one and the bye next week may do some good. However, the Eagles' mettle will be tested by the state's No. 5 team , who 55-0 on Friday.