The Crest Chargers will face off against the Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
Crest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Stuart W. Cramer 50-7. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 29 points or more this season.
Crest's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aiden Carson, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Michael Edwards, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Edwards has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Eastern Guilford unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak last Friday. They took a hard 21-2 fall against Dudley. The Wildcats were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the six games prior) but the Panthers' defense proved too tough.
Eastern Guilford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Shawn Morris, Jerome Teague, Steven Murray, and Dj Parker picked up one apiece.
Crest's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.3 points per game. As for Eastern Guilford, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Crest has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 158.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Eastern Guilford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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