The Piedmont Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Locust Fork Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piedmont has five straight wins, Locust Fork has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Piedmont's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Comer 61-0. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three matchups by 43 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Piedmont's victory came down to the chemistry between Cole Austin and his top target Rollie Pinto. Austin threw for 307 yards and four TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes while Pinto picked up 166 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Noah Bolton was another key player, rushing for 97 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Locust Fork played a tough contest last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Pennington, falling 46-14. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Locust Fork's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Piedmont, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Piedmont against Locust Fork in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 61-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Hornets' 'Dino' Dylan Embry, who rushed for 152 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Bulldogs to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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