Football Preview: Laney Wildcats vs. Burke County Bears
The Laney Wildcats will head out to square off against the Burke County Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Laney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 38-24 victory over South Atlanta. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Burke County had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They snuck past the Hornets with a 27-21 win. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Hornets are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A'Merre Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Sean Vandiver, who rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown.
Burke County pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.9 points per game. As for Laney, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Laney took a serious blow against Burke County when the teams last played on November 2nd, falling 43-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vandiver, who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Laney knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
