After each having a week off, the Fellowship Christian Paladins and the Wesleyan Wolves will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fellowship Christian sitting on four straight wins and Wesleyan on five.
Fellowship Christian will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one point on October 4th, then bounced right back against Mount Pisgah Christian last Friday. Fellowship Christian claimed a resounding 41-13 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian at home. The result was nothing new for the Paladins, who have now won four contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Wesleyan's offense rose to the challenge against a Tigers defense that boasted an average of only 13.38 points allowed last Friday. Wesleyan enjoyed a cozy 35-17 win over King's Ridge Christian. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Brown was his usual excellent self, throwing for 286 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 53 yards on only six carries. Wes Vail was in the mix too, providing Wesleyan with two touchdowns.
Fellowship Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Wesleyan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Fellowship Christian took a serious blow against Wesleyan in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, falling 56-20. Thankfully for Fellowship Christian, Jc French (who threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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