The Habersham Central Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Habersham Central is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Loganville last Friday. Habersham Central breezed by Loganville on the road to the tune of 56-21. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Raiders just coasted through the last quarter.
Paris Wilbanks and Donnie Warren were among the main playmakers for Habersham Central as the former threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes and the latter gained 232 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Warren a new career-high in rushing yards. Antonio Cantrell was in the mix as well, providing Habersham Central with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Habersham Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Winder-Barrow on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Alcovy out of the water with a 42-7 final score. Given the Bulldoggs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Tigers are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Winder-Barrow got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy out in front who rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Dowdy showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 51 yards. London Munoz also helped out as he racked up 135 receiving yards.
Habersham Central's record now sits at 2-3. As for Winder-Barrow, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Habersham Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Winder-Barrow struggles in that department as they've been averaging 229.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Habersham Central was taken down by Winder-Barrow 45-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Habersham Central, Aidan Thompson (who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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