East Paulding has gone 4-0 against New Manchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Paulding Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Manchester Jaguar at 7:30 p.m.
East Paulding had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Rome put an end to it on Friday. East Paulding lost 27-7 to Rome. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost seven in a row.
Even if they lost, East Paulding's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Brodie Burge was especially locked on to Rome's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Rome's side was Wayne Lucas, who made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, New Manchester put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Kennesaw Mountain by a score of 21-14. While the Jaguar didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Delancy Alexander was his usual excellent self, throwing for 221 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 38 yards. George Sabb was Alexander's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, East Paulding fell to 3-1. As for New Manchester, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went East Paulding's way against New Manchester when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as East Paulding made off with a 38-14 victory. Will East Paulding repeat their success, or does New Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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