Football Preview: Woodland Wildcats vs. Hiram Hornets
Woodland has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Hiram Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Woodland hasn't scored more than seven points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Woodland's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Allatoona on Friday. They took a 17-0 bruising from the Buccaneers. The game marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hiram just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 56-20 defeat at the hands of Cedartown. The Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-13.
Hiram might have lost, but man, Dashaun Williams was a machine: he rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown. Williams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 129 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Lindley, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hiram was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Woodland's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Hiram, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Woodland took a serious blow against Hiram when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 27-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hiram's Kaden Hamilton, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Now that Woodland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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