Football Recap: Eastern Guilford Wildcats vs. Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles
Eastern Guilford extended their winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Caleb Creech. The Eastern Guilford Wildcats really took it to the Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-8 win thanks in part to Creech, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Eastern Guilford is 5-1 when Creech posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Creech was just one part of a punishing run game: Eastern Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Eastern Guilford's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Ben L. Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withDudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Eastern Guilford: 14.7, Dudley: 1.4) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Ben L. Smith, they will square off against Northeast Guilford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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