The Cedartown Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Cartersville Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cedartown has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Cartersville will come in with eight straight victories.
On Friday, Cedartown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 25-20 to Dalton.
Meanwhile, Cartersville made easy work of Allatoona on Friday and carried off a 48-24 win. Considering the Hurricanes have won seven contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cedartown better keep an eye on Nate Russell. He was instrumental in Cartersville's win, throwing for 380 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.2% of his passes. What's more, Russell racked up 161.5 passer rating, the most he's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Brady Marchese, who picked up 146 receiving yards and one TD.
Cedartown's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Cartersville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Cedartown came up short against Cartersville in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 19-14. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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