The Marietta Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the North Paulding Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marietta will be strutting in after a victory while North Paulding will be coming in after a loss.
Marietta took a loss when they played away from home on October 11th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They secured a 25-20 W over Cherokee. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Devils as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Anthony Kruah was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. He has become a key player for Marietta: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-6 otherwise. Marietta also got a significant boost from Landon Mannery, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Meanwhile, a victory for North Paulding just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-20 to Walton. 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 95th, while the Raiders are ranked 35th).
Despite the defeat, North Paulding got top-tier performance from Dube Enongene, who picked up 236 receiving yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Niehr, who threw for 324 yards while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt.
North Paulding didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Markell Taylor and Jahmari Carter.
Marietta's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for North Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Marietta came up short against North Paulding when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 35-27. Thankfully for Marietta, Calvin Scott (who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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