The Habersham Central Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Habersham Central is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Loganville two weeks ago. Habersham Central really took it to Loganville for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-21 win on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Raiders just coasted through the last quarter.
Habersham Central relied on the efforts of Paris Wilbanks, who threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and Donnie Warren, who 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 too, 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 contests.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Winder-Barrow's strategy against Alcovy last Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Winder-Barrow 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's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy, who rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Dowdy showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry 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.
Saturday'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 Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Habersham Central took a serious blow against Winder-Barrow when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 45-14. 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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