Football Preview: Williams Bulldogs vs. Eastern Alamance Eagles
Williams is 2-8 against Eastern Alamance since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Williams is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, Williams made easy work of Southeast Alamance and carried off a 41-21 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kyrian Fuller and Tyler Jackson. Fuller had a great game and rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown on only five carries. Meanwhile, Jackson was balling out in the loss, throwing for 282 yards and three TDs.
Eastern Alamance had taken Western Alamance down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Eagles fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Eagles have suffered against the Warriors since October 26, 2018.
Although Eastern Alamance took the loss, they still got scores from Daylin Ford and Jamez Cochran.
Eastern Alamance now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Williams, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Williams has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 239.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Eastern Alamance, though, as they've been averaging only 95.6 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Williams strolled past Eastern Alamance in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 39-21. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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