Football Preview: Buford Wolves vs. Douglas County Tigers
The Buford Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Douglas County Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Roswell, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Buford was ranked second). Buford blew past Roswell, posting a 52-17 victory on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolves just coasted through the last quarter.
Ethan Ervin had a dynamite game for Buford, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Tyriq Green also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Buford wouldn't let Roswell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jameer Cantrell, Nicco Maggio, and Dylan Mccoy picked up one apiece. Cantrell also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making three total tackles, and defending two passes.
Meanwhile, Douglas County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Langston Hughes. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' national football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Panthers are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zamarcus Lindley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Douglas County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
The victory made it two in a row for Buford and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Douglas County, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Buford has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 177.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Douglas County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 319.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Buford against Douglas County in their previous meeting back in November of 2020 as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Will Buford repeat their success, or does Douglas County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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