Football Preview: Athens Golden Eagles vs. Muscle Shoals Trojans
Athens is 1-9 against Muscle Shoals since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Athens Golden Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Muscle Shoals Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Muscle Shoals is hoping to do what Hazel Green couldn't last Friday: put an end to Athens' winning streak, which now stands at five games. Athens blew past Hazel Green 39-14. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Trojans are ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Damarcus Malone and he. Malone rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Xavier Edwards has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Muscle Shoals came tearing into two weeks ago's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 55-27 victory over the Bearcats at home.
Athens pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Muscle Shoals, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Athens took a serious blow against Muscle Shoals in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 66-28. Can Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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