The Southwest DeKalb Panthers will square off against the Druid Hills Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southwest DeKalb is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Northview to the tune of 69-0 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, while Druid Hills put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Clarkston. The Red Devils simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Angoras 34-0. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Angoras recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Southwest DeKalb better focus on containing Malachi Pace and Jackson Hampton as the pair were huge in Druid Hills' win. Pace threw for 196 yards and three TDs, while Hampton rushed for 87 yards and one score. What's more, Pace racked up 117.1 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024.
Southwest DeKalb's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Druid Hills, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Southwest DeKalb against Druid Hills in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-14 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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