Wellborn is 1-8 against Piedmont since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wellborn Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Piedmont Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Wellborn will head out to face Piedmont after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Wellborn was just a hair shy of victory and fell 37-36 to Locust Fork. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Piedmont put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 27-26 photo finish over Weaver. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Bearcats are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wellborn's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Piedmont, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Wellborn was taken down by Piedmont 47-16 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Wellborn, Jack Hayes (who threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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