The Woodland Wildcats will challenge the Adairsville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Woodland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points back in August, they were much more limited against Woodstock two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Wolverines, falling 42-3. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Wolverines are ranked 145th).
Woodland wouldn't let Woodstock keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Woodland can thank Preston Sorrells and Josue Escobar for forcing both of them. Sorrells also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Adairsville's offense. They were beaten by Cass 49-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Woodland's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Adairsville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1.
Woodland came up short against Adairsville in their previous meeting back in August of 2015, falling 35-23. Will Woodland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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