The Bowie Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Laurel Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bowie will be strutting in after a win while Laurel will be coming in after a defeat.
Bowie is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing High Point: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bowie blew High Point out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 35 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Laurel had to suffer through a 50-8 loss at the hands of Flowers. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Jaguars are ranked 37th).
Laurel might have lost, but man, Nathan Watkins was a machine: he picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 54 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Bowie and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Laurel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Bowie against Laurel when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 42-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bowie 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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