Football Preview: Eastern Guilford Wildcats vs. Southern Guilford Storm
Eastern Guilford has gone 9-1 against Southern Guilford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastern Guilford Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Southern Guilford Storm at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Guilford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Southern Guilford likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Eastern Guilford made easy work of Atkins and carried off a 38-13 win. Considering the Wildcats have won four matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caleb Creech was his usual excellent self, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Eastern Guilford is 3-1 when Creech posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Murray, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Eastern Guilford's defense made their presence known, laying out James Singletary. four times. In that department, Xavier Wilson was the leader with three sacks.
Meanwhile, Southern Guilford never let their opponents score on Friday. They walked away with a 12-0 victory over Ben L. Smith. That 12 point margin sets a new team best for the Storm this season.
Eastern Guilford now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Southern Guilford, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Eastern Guilford against Southern Guilford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 77-0 victory. Will Eastern Guilford repeat their success, or does Southern Guilford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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