Two dominant backs in Demetrius Dowdy and Nuhsi Valenti are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs will head out on the road to face off against the Clarke Central Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Winder-Barrow has given up an average of 28.8 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Winder-Barrow is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Jackson County last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bulldoggs were beaten by the Panthers 57-13. The Bulldoggs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Dowdy and Daylan Maxwell. Maxwell had a great game and gained 268 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Dowdy did his best for the losing side, rushing for 131 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clarke Central). They breezed past Alcovy to the tune of 48-14 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gladiators.
Clarke Central found their leader in sophomore Valenti, who rushed for 231 yards and one score while picking up 14.4 yards per carry.
Clarke Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Winder-Barrow now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Clarke Central, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Winder-Barrow has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 376.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Clarke Central, though, as they've been averaging only 244.1 total yards. Will Winder-Barrow be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Gladiators flip the script?
Winder-Barrow was dealt a bruising 49-8 defeat at the hands of Clarke Central when the teams last played back in November of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bulldoggs were down 28-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
