The Dublin Fighting Irish will challenge the Central Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dublin has eight straight wins, Central has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Dublin was fully in charge, breezing past Bleckley County 48-17 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won seven games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Willie Batts was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.5 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Xavier Bostic, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Dublin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to Northeast and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 39-0 defeat at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Raiders are ranked 119th).
Dublin's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
