Locust Grove has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Woodland Wolfpack at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Locust Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
Locust Grove's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They claimed a resounding 30-0 victory over McDonough. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 14 matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Katie Smith continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of her passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. She is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last eight games she's played.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Locust Grove's defense and their three sacks. Angelina Williams was especially locked on to McDonough's QB and sacked her twice.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Woodland's offense. They took a 6-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morrow. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Mustangs are ranked 32nd).
Woodland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Korrin Robinson and Ania Campbell.
Locust Grove pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Woodland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Locust Grove won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Woodland 8-7. Does Locust Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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