The Eastern Guilford Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Eastern Guilford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Eastern Guilford's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Southern Guilford 42-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Eastern Guilford's win came down to the chemistry between Javion Majette and his top target Steven Murray. Majette threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Murray picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Majette a new career-high in rushing yards. Eastern Guilford also got a significant boost from Caleb Creech, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ben L. Smith). They breezed by High Point Central at home to the tune of 52-13 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Golden Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Eastern Guilford pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Ben L. Smith, with the win, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Eastern Guilford against Ben L. Smith in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Guilford since the team 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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