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| 10/04/24 - Home | 48-21 W |
| 10/11/19 - Home | 37-20 W |
| 10/05/18 - Away | 36-14 W |
| 09/29/17 - Away | 49-7 W |
| 09/30/16 - Home | 30-7 W |
| 09/25/15 - Home | 24-0 W |
Northwest Whitfield has gone a perfect 6-0 against LaFayette recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bruins are taking a road trip to square off against the Ramblers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Northwest Whitfield's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Northwest Whitfield's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over Heritage. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bruins just coasted through the last quarter.
Gavin Nuckolls was his usual excellent self, throwing for 291 yards and four TDs while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten carries. Northwest Whitfield's leading receiver Kade Mitchell was Nuckolls' top target yet again, picking up 142 receiving yards and three scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Northwest Whitfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, LaFayette was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged out Ridgeland 16-13.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed ten in total. All those points came courtesy of Harrison Gilstrap: he added nine points with three field goals and another on an extra-point kick.
LaFayette didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Huggins and Bryson Penson. Huggins is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
LaFayette's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points on average over those games. As for Northwest Whitfield, their record is now 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Whitfield against LaFayette in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 48-21 win. In that game, the Bruins amassed a halftime lead of 48-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
