The Dalton Catamounts will square off against the Cedartown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Dalton has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Cedartown will arrive with seven straight victories.
Dalton is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hiram last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dalton lost 34-13 to Hiram. While losing is never fun, the Catamounts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Hornets are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Cedartown on the road against Hiram on Friday as the squad secured a 56-20 win. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cedartown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Juelz Davis out in front who rushed for 89 yards on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Davis has posted since back in November of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cedartown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Dalton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Cedartown, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Dalton came up short against Cedartown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 35-27. Can Dalton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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