The North Gwinnett Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Mill Creek Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Gwinnett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Colquitt County, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (North Gwinnett was ranked tenth). North Gwinnett came out on top against Colquitt County by a score of 14-3 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The critical scores for North Gwinnett came from Nicholas Bookman and Kalil Mazone.
North Gwinnett wouldn't let Colquitt County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. North Gwinnett can thank Cole Funderburk and Ethan Robnson for forcing all of them. Robnson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss). Jake Godfree was another major factor on D, making 17 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Mill Creek put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over Archer. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Tigers are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Gwinnett's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Mill Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
North Gwinnett was dealt a bruising 49-14 loss at the hands of Mill Creek when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for North Gwinnett, Cameron Robinson (who rushed for 229 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry) 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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