The Quince Orchard Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Sherwood Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Quince Orchard sitting on eight straight wins and Sherwood on six.
Quince Orchard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Northwest, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Quince Orchard was ranked 14th). Quince Orchard walked away with a 24-17 victory over Northwest on Friday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sherwood's strategy against Walter Johnson on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sherwood blew Walter Johnson out of the water with a 47-19 final score. Considering the Warriors have won seven matches by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Quince Orchard pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Sherwood, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Quince Orchard against Sherwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 64-6 win. In that game, Quince Orchard amassed a halftime lead of 50-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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