Football Recap: Eastern Guilford Wildcats vs. Atkins Camels
Eastern Guilford came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Atkins Camels as they made off with a 38-13 victory. With the Wildcats ahead 21-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Caleb Creech continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards dating back to last season. Steven Murray did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 99 receiving yards.
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 contests.
Eastern Guilford's defense made their presence known, laying out James Singletary. four times. Atkins' QB won't forget Xavier Wilson anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Eastern Guilford now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Atkins, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Eastern Guilford didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 42-0 win against Southern Guilford on the 18th. Atkins has also already played their next game, a 27-22 defeat against Northeast Guilford on the 18th.
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