The Darlington Tigers will square off against the Whitefield Academy WolfPack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Darlington will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points back in August, then bounced right back against Ridgeland last Friday. Darlington took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Ridgeland.
Meanwhile, Whitefield Academy won against Mount Vernon back in August with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Whitefield Academy put the hurt on Social Circle with a sharp 35-14 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Mason Hollingsworth had a dynamite game for Whitefield Academy, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Darlington's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Whitefield Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Darlington lost to Whitefield Academy at home by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Darlington, Callum Neese (who rushed for 36 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 171 yards on 15 of 24 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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