Marietta lost against North Paulding back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Marietta Blue Devils took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Paulding Wolfpack. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Wolfpack recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Marietta lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayden Whiteside, who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Elijah Green, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to James Skelly and Khalil Harrell. Skelly rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry while Harrell rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. North Paulding is undefeated when Harrell posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise. Dube Enongene was another key player, gaining 63 total yards and a touchdown.
Marietta's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for North Paulding, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Marietta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Paulding, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Lowndes at 8:00 p.m. on November 15th. Lowndes is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins at home, so North Paulding will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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