Football Preview: Peachtree Ridge Lions vs. Duluth Wildcats
Peachtree Ridge is 7-1 against Duluth since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the Duluth Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.
Peachtree Ridge came up short against North Gwinnett on Friday, falling 44-22. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Duluth sidestepped Berkmar for a 19-16 victory. The 19-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Brandon Lyons was his usual excellent self, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Peachtree Ridge and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Duluth, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Peachtree Ridge against Duluth in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. In that match, Peachtree Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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