Tigers, Hurricanes at the top
Published 12:19 pm Friday, October 20, 2017
By Kevin Eckleberry
kevin.eckleberry@lagrangenews.com
LAGRANGE – Cartersville and Troup have been the class of the region so far.
As the regular season hits the home stretch, Cartersville and Troup are leading the way in Region 5-AAAA, and neither team has had a close game.
Cartersville (8-0 overall) is 4-0 in the region, and it has outscored its opponents 215-13 in those four games.
Troup (7-0) has been just as dominant, outscoring its three region foes 157-28.
If that trend continues, those two teams will meet on Nov. 3 at Callaway Stadium for the region championship.
Cedartown and Chapel Hill are close behind with matching 2-1 region records, while Central-Carroll is 1-3 in the region.
LaGrange (0-4) and Sandy Creek (0-3) are winless in the region, and they’ll play tonight.
The region’s top four teams will make the state playoffs.
REGION STANDINGS
Overall record first followed by region record:
Cartersville 8-0, 4-0
Troup 7-0, 3-0
Cedartown 6-1, 2-1
Chapel Hill 5-2, 2-1
Central 3-5, 1-3
LaGrange 0-8, 0-4
Sandy Creek 3-4, 0-2
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
TODAY
Troup at Cedartown, 7:30 p.m.
LaGrange at Sandy Creek, 7:30 p.m.
Chapel Hill at Cartersville, 7:30 p.m.
Central-Carroll is off