The Cartersville Hurricanes will take on the Dalton Catamounts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cartersville has four straight wins, Dalton has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Cartersville's way against Calhoun as Cartersville made off with a 35-13 victory. Fans of the Hurricanes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Nate Russell was his usual excellent self, throwing for 215 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Jacaiden Leonard was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Cartersville wouldn't let Calhoun keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cartersville can thank Brayden Logan and Kelson Mitchell for forcing both of them. Mitchell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Logan Shrewsbury was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cartersville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 414 total yards. That's the most total yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dalton scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 35-13 to Rabun County.
Cartersville's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Dalton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Cartersville took their victory against Dalton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 42-21. Does Cartersville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dalton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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