The Langston Hughes Panthers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Roswell Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Langston Hughes' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight games.
Langston Hughes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 58-35 margin over Dunwoody. Considering the Panthers have won ten contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Langston Hughes relied on the efforts of Qwantavius Wiggins, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Maurice Gleaton Jr, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Gleaton Jr got all that yardage with just one huge run
Langston Hughes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keyawn Spence and Kijohn Braxton.
Meanwhile, Roswell earned a 41-31 win over River Ridge on Friday.
Trey Smith was his usual excellent self, throwing for 268 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards. A healthy portion of Smith's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Grant Cook.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Roswell's defensive line and their five sacks. Kobby Sakyi-Prah was especially locked on to River Ridge's QB and sacked him 3.5 times. Sakyi-Prah also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Langston Hughes pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.9 points per game. As for Roswell, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Langston Hughes has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 228.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Roswell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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