Norcross lost against North Gwinnett back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Norcross Blue Devils took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Gwinnett Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fifth).
Despite the loss, Norcross still got an impressive performance from Dillon Mohammed, who threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave Mohammed a new career-high in rushing yards. 120 of Mohammed's passing yards were hauled in by Jahsaun Clarke, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Norcross' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. As for North Gwinnett, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Norcross will welcome Brookwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norcross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season. As for North Gwinnett, they are taking a road trip to face off against Duluth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Gwinnett is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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