Football Recap: Locust Grove Beats Mcdonough for Their 16th Straight Victory

By Team Reports Nov 5, 2024, 3:14pm

Football Recap: Locust Grove Wildcats vs. McDonough Warhawks

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Locust Grove put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the McDonough Warhawks to the tune of 30-0. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Katie Smith, who threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of her passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. She has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last eight times she's played.

Locust Grove's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Angelina Williams with two sacks.

Locust Grove's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for McDonough, they moved to 6-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Locust Grove and McDonough should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Locust Grove (ranked 11th) will meet Woodland (ranked 105th) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Locust Grove: 2.4, McDonough: 10) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, McDonough will challenge Luella at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 168 places (38 vs. 206). Locust Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.5 points per game this season.

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