The Buford Wolves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Discovery Titans at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. Buford's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Discovery's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Buford's upcoming matchup probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Douglas County, who was ranked 27th at the time (Buford was ranked 13th). Buford strolled past Douglas County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-14. Buford's victory was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 15 points allowed on the season.
Justin Baker went supernova for Buford, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Allen, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Buford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Tyriq Green, Kenyon Rivera, and Nicco Maggio picked up one apiece. Buford got some further help from Bryce Perry-Wright: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Discovery was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were beaten by Centennial 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 397th, while the Knights are ranked 172nd).
Buford's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Discovery, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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