After two games on the road, Winder-Barrow is heading back home. They will welcome the Habersham Central Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Winder-Barrow is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Alcovy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Winder-Barrow blew Alcovy out of the water with a 42-7 final score. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldoggs this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Winder-Barrow to victory, but perhaps none more so than Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy, who rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Dowdy has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Hodge, who threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Winder-Barrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alcovy only rushed for 48.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Habersham Central). They blew past Loganville 56-21 on the road last Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Habersham Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Paris Wilbanks, who threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and Donnie Warren, who gained 232 total yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Zeke Whittington, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Winder-Barrow now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Habersham Central, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Winder-Barrow has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 229.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Habersham Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Winder-Barrow against Habersham Central when the teams last played back in September of 2021 as the team secured a 45-14 win. Does Winder-Barrow have another victory up their sleeve, or will Habersham Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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