Duluth is 1-7 against Peachtree Ridge since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Duluth Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Peachtree Ridge Lions at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Duluth: 17.4, Peachtree Ridge: 17) so any points scored will be well earned.
Duluth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 90-0 win over Meadowcreek on the road. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three games by 26 points or more so far this season.
Duluth's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Demarcus Rogers led the charge by rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Rogers a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Lyons, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Peachtree Ridge was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 27-26 to Norcross. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost three in a row.
Duluth now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Peachtree Ridge, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Duluth took a serious blow against Peachtree Ridge in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peachtree Ridge's Darnell Kelly, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 179 yards and a touchdown. Now that Duluth knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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