The Villa Rica Wildcats will square off against the New Manchester Jaguar at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Villa Rica is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Villa Rica is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Rome just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 28-13 bruising from the Wolves. 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 125th, while the Wolves are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, New Manchester hadn't done well against South Paulding recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. New Manchester blew past South Paulding, posting a 39-6 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Jaguar, who have now won four matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
A big part of New Manchester's win came down to the chemistry between Delancy Alexander and his top target George Sabb. Alexander threw for 179 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Sabb picked up 101 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Villa Rica's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for New Manchester, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Everything went Villa Rica's way against New Manchester in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Villa Rica made off with a 31-10 win. Does Villa Rica have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Manchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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