North Gwinnett is 4-0 against Meadowcreek since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Gwinnett Bulldogs will take on the Meadowcreek Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Gwinnett has seven straight victories, Meadowcreek has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Gwinnett's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Berkmar. The Bulldogs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Tommy Lafayette was his usual excellent self, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: North Gwinnett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Meadowcreek fell victim to Norcross and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They were beaten by the Blue Devils 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 25th).
North Gwinnett pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Meadowcreek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for North Gwinnett against Meadowcreek in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Meadowcreek's Jamir Imuzai, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for North Gwinnett to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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