Hiram has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Cedartown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Hiram is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Dalton 34-13. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Catamounts are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hiram got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Dashaun Williams out in front who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Williams is now averaging an impressive 105.5 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Kaden Hamilton, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Cedartown put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Cass, posting a 36-0 victory at home. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cedartown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michael Gibbons Jr led the charge by rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Gibbons Jr has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cedartown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hiram pushed their record up to 3-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cedartown, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything went Hiram's way against Cedartown when the teams last played back in August of 2015, as Hiram made off with a 35-10 win. Does Hiram have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cedartown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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