On Friday, the North Paulding Wolfpack didn't have too much trouble with the Etowah Eagles on the road as they won 34-17. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Eagles are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James Skelly continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of North Paulding's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Niehr, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Paulding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Paulding's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Rowan Sheffield was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
North Paulding now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Etowah, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Wheeler the next time they take the field. Etowah will head out to face Wheeler at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while North Paulding will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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