The Allatoona Buccaneers will take on the Cedartown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Allatoona took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Holy Innocents Episcopal by a score of 30-21.
It was another big night for Xavier Rucker, who rushed for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Allatoona's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut John Arnold. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Allatoona, adding 12 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Wilson Perry: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, Cedartown put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over Pepperell. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Dragons are ranked 357th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cedartown's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Michael Gibbons Jr and Daylen Holiday who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Gibbons Jr also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 2.5 sacks and making seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
The win got Allatoona back to even at 2-2. As for Cedartown, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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