The North Gwinnett Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Colquitt County Packers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Bulldogs fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Saturday's season opener. They were the clear victor by a 39-17 margin over McEachern last Saturday. The score was close at the half, but the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half with 22 points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Gwinnett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was North Gwinnett's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Braxton Kyle and his two. North Gwinnett got some further help from Cole Funderburk: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Colquitt County really took it to Monroe for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-14 victory at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Packers had established a 24 point advantage.
North Gwinnett was dealt a bruising 52-17 defeat at the hands of Colquitt County in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Thankfully for North Gwinnett, Neko Fann (who threw for 352 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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