Football Preview: North Paulding Wolfpack vs. Etowah Eagles
The North Paulding Wolfpack will venture away from home to face off against the Etowah Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, North Paulding ended up a good deal behind Cherokee and lost 47-28. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Paulding might have lost, but man, James Skelly was a machine: he rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Skelly is now averaging an impressive 102.7 rushing yards per game. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Cedric Stewart, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Even though they lost, North Paulding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Etowah scored the most points they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 42-25 bruising from Cherokee. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Warriors are ranked 59th).
North Paulding's record is now 3-3. As for Etowah, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
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