Football Preview: Williams Bulldogs vs. Orange Panthers
After three games on the road, Williams is heading back home. They will welcome the Orange Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Williams knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Orange likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Williams beat Southern Alamance 38-29.
Dan Mahan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Amarion Richmond was another key player, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Williams was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Orange was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to Western Alamance at home by a 24-7 margin. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Warriors are ranked 97th).
Williams pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Orange, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Williams' way against Orange when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Williams made off with a 28-3 victory. Will Williams repeat their success, or does Orange have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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