After each having a week off, the Locust Grove Wildcats and the Eagle's Landing Eagles will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Locust Grove will be strutting in after a win while Eagle's Landing will be coming in after a loss.
Two weeks ago, Locust Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Hampton, taking the game 35-26. The Wildcats pushed the score to 29-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Eagle's Landing fell victim to Ola and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Mustangs, falling 33-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost seven in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Locust Grove and bumps their season record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.5 points over those games. As for Eagle's Landing, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Locust Grove came up short against Eagle's Landing in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 25-13. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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