The Dutchtown Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Langston Hughes Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Back in August, Dutchtown was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Stephenson. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Langston Hughes). They breezed by Banneker on the road to the tune of 53-6 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Trojans are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Langston Hughes can attribute much of their success to Chryshawn Sellars, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Qwantavius Wiggins, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns. Sellars was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 56 yards. Maurice Gleaton Jr did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 86 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Langston Hughes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Langston Hughes' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jakhari Freeman and Khalil Wilson.
Dutchtown now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Langston Hughes, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Dutchtown's way against Langston Hughes in their previous matchup back in August of 2019 as Dutchtown made off with a 47-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dutchtown since the squad 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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