After both having extra time off, the Westminster Wildcats and the Cartersville Hurricanes will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westminster is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Westminster didn't have too much trouble with Centennial as they won 23-8. The Wildcats pushed the score to 23-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, back in OctoberCartersville's undefeated season almost came to an end. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-43 win over Hiram. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Hornets are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nate Russell was his usual excellent self, throwing for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 47 yards. A healthy portion of Russell's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Jamauri Brice, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Cartersville's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Westminster, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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