Carrollton hasn't had much luck against Buford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Carrollton Trojans will challenge the Buford Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Carrollton sitting on 13 straight victories and Buford on 12.
Carrollton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Hillgrove to the tune of 46-6. Considering the Trojans have won 12 contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carrollton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kimauri Farmer led the charge by rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Farmer got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Bishop, who threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Buford and North Gwinnett (ranked tenth and 78th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile matchup on Friday. Buford claimed a resounding 43-7 win over North Gwinnett. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by 25 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Buford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Baker, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Ethan Ervin, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Buford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 242 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 0.
Buford wouldn't let North Gwinnett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Bryce Joiner, Dawson Wittke, and Nicco Maggio picked up one apiece. Maggio also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Carrollton pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.8 points. As for Buford, their record now sits at 12-1.
Carrollton ended up a good deal behind Buford in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, losing 21-6. Can Carrollton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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