Football Preview: Guthrie Bluejays vs. Booker T. Washington Hornets
Guthrie has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Booker T. Washington Hornets on Friday. Guthrie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.9 points per game this season.
Guthrie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 43-0 victory over MacArthur. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won eight matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Guthrie relied on the efforts of Kolten Carlock, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Elijah Smith, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was Guthrie's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Kade Barton was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, Booker T. Washington had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They managed a 25-20 win over the Cardinals.
Guthrie is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points per game. As for Booker T. Washington, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
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