The Northeast Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Dublin Fighting Irish at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northeast comes in on four and Dublin on five.
Northeast's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Academy for Classical Education 46-0 at home. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Gryphons are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northeast relied on the efforts of Nick Woodford, who rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry, and Reginald Glover, who rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards Woodford has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Dublin's strategy against Jefferson County on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Dublin blew Jefferson County out of the water with a 56-0 final score. The Fighting Irish pushed the score to 49-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Dublin had a senior duo take command as Xavier Bostic rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries and Willie Batts rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 110 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Batts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dublin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Dublin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jamarcus Knoght and Dajhan Woodard.
Northeast's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Dublin, their record is now 5-0.
Northeast was dealt a bruising 56-21 loss at the hands of Dublin when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Northeast, Marcus Adams (who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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