After each having a week off, the Baldwin Braves and the Cross Creek Razorbacks will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Baldwin and Northside were almost perfectly matched up, but Baldwin suffered a 13-12 loss. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cross Creek took a blow against Burke County last Friday, falling 52-6. While losing is never fun, the Razorbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Bears are ranked 95th).
Despite the defeat, Cross Creek had strong showings from Cam Nixon, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Brandon Wallace, who threw for 165 yards and a touchdown. Nixon got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of82 yards.
Baldwin's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Cross Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Baldwin against Cross Creek when the teams last played back in November of 2019 as the team secured a 41-0 win. Does Baldwin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cross Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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