The Northwest Whitfield Bruins are taking a road trip to challenge the Adairsville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Northwest Whitfield is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Calhoun just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Yellow Jackets, falling 42-20. The Bruins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-6.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Gavin Nuckolls and Trace Hawkins. Hawkins had a great game and threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Nuckolls was balling out in the loss, throwing for 216 yards and a pair of TDs, while also rushing for 46 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Adairsville duked it out with Ridgeland on Friday. The Tigers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 30-3. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
A big part of Adairsville's win came down to the chemistry between Braxton Elrod and his top target Torron Hale. Elrod threw for 201 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 16 passes while Hale picked up 87 receiving yards and one TD. Those 201 passing yards gave Elrod a new career-high.
Adairsville's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Northwest Whitfield, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Northwest Whitfield has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 420.9 total yards per game. It's a different story for Adairsville, though, as they've been averaging only 230 total yards. Will Northwest Whitfield be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Tigers flip the script?
Northwest Whitfield took their win against Adairsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 38-14 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins 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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