Two dominant backs in Jakobe Dorsey and Solomon James are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cedartown Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Woodland Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cedartown is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Cedartown's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cartersville on Friday. They took a blow against the Hurricanes, falling 52-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Woodland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-3 win over Southeast Whitfield County. With the Wildcats ahead 35-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Woodland found their leader in sophomore James, who rushed for 157 yards and four TDs on only 12 carries.
Woodland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Woodland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Preston Sorrells and Korbyn Jarrett. Another thorn in Southeast Whitfield County's side was Sebastian Garcia, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Woodland's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Cedartown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Cedartown against Woodland in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 52-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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