The North Caroline Bulldogs will square off against the Decatur Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Caroline is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row dating back to last season, North Caroline finally turned things around against Colonel Richardson on Friday. They walked away with a 20-7 win over the Colonels.
Meanwhile, Decatur put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Parkside 58-14. Fans of the Seahawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Johnny Hobgood was his usual excellent self, throwing for 131 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Copeland, who picked up 37 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Decatur didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Turon Davis and Brookes Waters.
Decatur's record now sits at 9-0. As for North Caroline, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
North Caroline took a serious blow against Decatur in their previous meeting back in October, falling 48-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hobgood, who threw for 212 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Now that North Caroline knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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