Rome has gone 6-0 against East Paulding recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rome Wolves will look to defend their home field against the East Paulding Raiders at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Rome was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 33-29 to Toombs County.
Meanwhile, East Paulding put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Hiram by a score of 38-27. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Hornets are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Paulding's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Javen Parker, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and Bode Spence, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Parker has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Paulding was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 473 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hiram only gained 296.
Rome's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Paulding, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Rome against East Paulding in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 as the squad secured a 48-7 victory. Will Rome repeat their success, or does East Paulding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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