It was a proper cat-fight when Eastern Guilford faced off against Rockingham County on Friday. The Eastern Guilford Wildcats breezed by the Rockingham County Cougars at home to the tune of 41-0. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three games by 30 points or more so far this season.
Caleb Creech continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Guilford's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another big playmaker for Eastern Guilford was Steven Murray, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 66.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 276.3.
The victory (which was Eastern Guilford's third in a row) raised their record to 3-3. As for Rockingham County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Eastern Guilford will challenge Atkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season. As for Rockingham County, they will welcome High Point Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockingham County will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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