Football Preview: Moody Blue Devils vs. Wenonah Dragons
The Moody Blue Devils will face off against the Wenonah Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moody is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Moody is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Arab 49-7. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won six contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Moody's win came down to the chemistry between Charlie Johnston and his top target Josiah Dozier. Johnston threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes while Dozier picked up 185 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Johnston has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Kevin James helped Johnston out on the ground, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Moody was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Wenonah sidestepped Russellville for a 30-28 victory.
Moody pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.0 points per game. As for Wenonah, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Moody took a serious blow against Wenonah in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, falling 42-0. Can Moody avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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