Football Preview: Fort Payne Wildcats vs. Gadsden City Titans
Fort Payne is 0-4 against Gadsden City since August of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Fort Payne Wildcats will host the Gadsden City Titans at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, Fort Payne took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Buckhorn. With the Wildcats ahead 28-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Fort Payne can attribute much of their success to Dax Varnadore, who threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Kaiden Adams helped Varnadore out on the ground, rushing for 87 yards on only five carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gadsden City). They blew past Lee 55-0 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Fort Payne's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Gadsden City, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Fort Payne suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to Gadsden City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gadsden City's Tj Worthy, who rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Fort Payne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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