Meadowcreek is 0-4 against North Gwinnett since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Meadowcreek Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Gwinnett Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Meadowcreek is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They were beaten by Norcross 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, North Gwinnett put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Berkmar on the road to the tune of 35-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Tommy Lafayette was his usual excellent self, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: North Gwinnett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
North Gwinnett didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Sean Ferguson. Another thorn in Berkmar's side was Cole Funderburk, who picked up a sack and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meadowcreek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for North Gwinnett, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Meadowcreek took a serious blow against North Gwinnett in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-14. Thankfully for Meadowcreek, Julian Walters (who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards) 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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