Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest Guilford). Everything went their way against the Western Guilford Hornets on Friday as the Northwest Guilford Vikings made off with a 34-14 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest Guilford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rakem Hammock, who picked up 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hammock's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 receiving yards dating back to last season. Another signal caller making a difference was Anders Mitchell, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Western Guilford's loss came despite strong showings from Caleb Moore and Hertsel Smith. Moore rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, while Smith picked up 87 receiving yards.
The victory for Northwest Guilford keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Western Guilford, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Northwest Guilford didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 47-7 defeat against Grimsley on the 26th. Western Guilford has also already played their next contest, a 43-20 win against Southwest Guilford on the 27th.
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