The Wheeler Wildcats are headed away from home for the first time to take on the North Atlanta Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Wheeler was just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Harrison. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by just one point.
Wheeler didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Javon Tucker, Emanuel Jones, and JaVon Broussard picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Atlanta, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Paulding County on Friday as North Atlanta made off with a 31-10 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Patriots are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheeler's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for North Atlanta, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Wheeler came up short against North Atlanta in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 30-22. Can Wheeler avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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