The Alexander Cougars will face off against the East Paulding Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 863 yards in their previous games.
Alexander took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Kennesaw Mountain 27-13. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Alexander can attribute much of their success to Chace Collins, who threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and Asahud Tehuti, who gained 79 total yards and two touchdowns.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch Alexander also got a significant boost from Josh Smith, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Paulding). They blew past Lithia Springs 59-14 at home on Friday. With the Raiders ahead 45-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Javen Parker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Chantz Bouknight, who threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Paulding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lithia Springs only rushed for 35.
Alexander's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for East Paulding, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Alexander was taken down by East Paulding 33-6 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Alexander avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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