Wadley is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Glenwood is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wadley Bulldogs will host the Glenwood Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wadley is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Victory Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Wadley blew Victory Christian out of the water with a 62-7 final score. That looming 62-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glenwood). Everything went their way against Beulah on Friday as Glenwood made off with a 62-38 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Gators just coasted through the last quarter.
Glenwood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Makai Simpson out in front who rushed for 64 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. Another rusher making a difference was Jermaine Brown, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Glenwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Glenwood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Asher Long, Kham Cooper, and Cooper picked up one apiece.
Wadley's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Glenwood, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
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