The Vancleave Bulldogs will square off against the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Vancleave is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Stone on Friday as Vancleave made off with a 37-13 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since August 25, 2023.
Hunter Harper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. He has become a key player for Vancleave: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Vancleave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Vancleave wouldn't let Stone keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Vancleave can thank Trenton Mcneer and Aiden Hall for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Laurel at home against East Central on Friday as the team secured a 41-14 win.
Vancleave's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Laurel, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Vancleave was dealt a bruising 45-6 loss at the hands of Laurel in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Vancleave have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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