The Walton Raiders will square off against the North Cobb Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Walton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Wheeler on Friday as Walton made off with a 43-21 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Wildcats are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Lucas Farrington and Josiah Allen. Farrington had a great game and rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Allen was balling out in the loss, rushing for 169 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, North Cobb put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on North Paulding with a sharp 42-18 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Walton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North Cobb, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Walton was able to grind out a solid victory over North Cobb in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 35-27. Will Walton repeat their success, or does North Cobb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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