Football Preview: Lowndes Vikings vs. Buford Wolves
Lowndes has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Buford Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lowndes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down North Paulding 35-17. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Wolfpack are ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Marvis Parrish, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Jaylin Carter did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 83 receiving yards.
Lowndes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buford). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat East Coweta 57-9. Considering the Wolves have won eight matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Buford can attribute much of their success to Justin Baker, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Dayton Raiola, who threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyriq Green, who gained 82 total yards and a touchdown.
Lowndes' victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.7 points per game. As for Buford, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lowndes has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 222.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Buford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 231. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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