Eastern Guilford is 0-3 against Dudley since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Dudley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eastern Guilford comes in on six and Dudley on nine.
Last Friday, Eastern Guilford was fully in charge, breezing past Ben L. Smith 49-8. The Wildcats pushed the score to 42-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Caleb Creech, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Guilford's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Majette, who threw for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes.
Eastern Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Dudley got themselves on the board against Southern Guilford on Friday, but Southern Guilford never followed suit. They blew past the Storm, posting a 48-0 win. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Dudley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brayden Jeffries, who rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 149 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. LJ Southern handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Dudley wouldn't let Southern Guilford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dudley can thank Gerald Williamson and Robert McCollum for forcing both of them. McCollum has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 22 times he's played. Dudley got some further help from Andrew Rogers: he picked up two sacks, made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended three passes.
Eastern Guilford pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Dudley, their record now sits at 9-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Eastern Guilford has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 194.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Dudley has preferred to attack from the air: they average 294.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Eastern Guilford suffered a grim 35-10 defeat to Dudley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Eastern Guilford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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