Football Preview: Thomasville Bulldogs vs. Dublin Fighting Irish
The Thomasville Bulldogs will square off against the Dublin Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Thomasville comes in on five and Dublin on 12.
Thomasville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Temple 42-10. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Thomasville can attribute much of their success to Ant Anderson, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Cam Hill, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Anderson has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Dublin against Jasper County on Friday as the team secured a 42-7 win. Considering the Fighting Irish have won ten contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dublin had a senior duo take command as Micah O?Neal rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and Willie Batts gained 134 total yards and two touchdowns. Azontae Walker was in the mix too, providing Dublin with two touchdowns.
Dublin's defense made their presence known, laying out Jamarkus Thomas. three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut QuanTavis Lovett.
Dublin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 351 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Dublin pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 46.1 points. As for Thomasville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Thomasville came up short against Dublin in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, falling 55-45. Thankfully for Thomasville, Zion Kemp (who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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