The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Piedmont Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dougherty Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Dougherty Valley came up short against Deer Valley and fell 28-21.
Meanwhile, Piedmont had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-14 victory over the Jets at home. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly 35 points.
A big part of Piedmont's win came down to the chemistry between Markos Lagios and his top target Sam Shelby. Lagios rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only five carries while Shelby picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 53 yards. Xavier Henderson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Dougherty Valley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Piedmont, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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