Doddridge County has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Doddridge County: 12.1, Williamstown: 11.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Doddridge County beat East Hardy 13-3. The 13-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Doddridge County found their leader in freshman Lyric Blake, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Blake has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Doddridge County's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Krystian Eidel was especially locked on to East Hardy's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, after a string of 21 wins dating back to last season, Williamstown's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They lost 27-7 to Frankfort. It was the first time this season that the Yellowjackets let down their fans at home.
Doddridge County pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Williamstown, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
Doddridge County was dealt a bruising 49-6 loss at the hands of Williamstown in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Doddridge County, Maxwell Molessa (who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 68 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) 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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