Two dominant wideouts in Dedric Robinson Jr and Zaiden Jernigan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Albany Bulldogs will challenge the Louisville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Albany comes in on 11 and Louisville on seven.
New Albany is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 40-30 win over Itawamba Agricultural.
A big part of New Albany's victory came down to the chemistry between Braden Shettles and his top target Robinson Jr. Shettles rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown while Robinson Jr gained 213 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Robinson Jr a new career-high in rushing yards (158).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Louisville). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Amory 59-7. Considering the Wildcats have won seven matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
New Albany's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Louisville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
New Albany was dealt a bruising 37-0 defeat at the hands of Louisville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can New Albany avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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