The Vancleave Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Wayne County War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vancleave is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season.
Vancleave is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against East Central on Friday. Vancleave fell just short of East Central by a score of 28-26. While the Bulldogs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Hornets 12-7.
Even though they lost, Vancleave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wayne County didn't have too much trouble with Laurel on Friday as they won 20-6.
Wayne County's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7. As for Vancleave, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Vancleave came out on top in a nail-biter against Wayne County when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 38-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vancleave since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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