Football Preview: Wheeler County Bulldogs vs. Telfair County Trojans
Wheeler County is 1-7 against Telfair County since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wheeler County Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Telfair County Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wheeler County comes in on six and Telfair County on four.
Wheeler County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Montgomery County 66-48 last Friday.
It was another big night for Alvin Ricks, who rushed for 379 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Those 379 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Culver, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wheeler County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 605 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Telfair County made easy work of Hawkinsville on Friday and carried off a 36-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Wheeler County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Telfair County, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Wheeler County came up short against Telfair County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 33-29. Can Wheeler County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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