The Cedartown Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Dalton Catamounts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cedartown has seven straight wins, Dalton has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Cedartown really took it to Hiram for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-20 victory on the road. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cedartown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Juelz Davis out in front who rushed for 89 yards on only six carries. Davis also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cedartown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Dalton just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Hiram, falling 34-13. While losing is never fun, the Catamounts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Hornets are ranked 121st).
Cedartown's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Dalton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Cedartown was able to grind out a solid victory over Dalton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 35-27. Will Cedartown repeat their success, or does Dalton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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