Football Preview: East Paulding Raiders vs. Rome Wolves
East Paulding is 0-6 against Rome since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Paulding Raiders will head out to challenge the Rome Wolves at 7:30 p.m. East Paulding knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Rome likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, East Paulding earned a 38-27 win over Hiram. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Hornets are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Paulding's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Javen Parker, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and Bode Spence, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Parker has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Paulding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Rome was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 33-29 to Toombs County.
East Paulding's record now sits at 3-0. As for Rome, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
East Paulding was dealt a bruising 48-7 defeat at the hands of Rome when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can East Paulding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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