The Mary Persons Bulldogs will take on the Whitewater Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Mary Persons' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sandy Creek on Friday. They took a blow against the Patriots, falling 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Patriots are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Whitewater got themselves on the board against Fayette County on Friday, but Fayette County never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 36-0 victory over the Tigers. That 36 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Mary Persons better keep an eye on Brandon Campbell. He was instrumental in Whitewater's win, rushing for nine yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 73 yards and one TD on only five passes. Campbell's passing game has become a key predictor of the Wildcats' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-4 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Whitewater proved: they limited Fayette County to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank David Duru for the heroic effort on defense: he. Whitewater's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.4.
Mary Persons dropped their record down to 5-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Whitewater, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Mary Persons couldn't quite get it done against Whitewater in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 as they fell 38-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Wildcats' Parker Morr, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Now that the Bulldogs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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