After two games on the road, Winder-Barrow is heading back home. They will host the Habersham Central Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Winder-Barrow is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Alcovy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Winder-Barrow blew Alcovy out of the water with a 42-7 final score. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldoggs this season.
Winder-Barrow's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy, who rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Dowdy has posted since back in September of 2023. Another passer making a difference was Camden Hodge, who threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Winder-Barrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Habersham Central). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Loganville 56-21 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Habersham Central can attribute much of their success to Paris Wilbanks, who threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and Donnie Warren, who gained 232 total yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Whittington, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Winder-Barrow now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Habersham Central, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Winder-Barrow has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Habersham Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Winder-Barrow against Habersham Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 as the squad secured a 45-14 win. Will Winder-Barrow repeat their success, or does Habersham Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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