Football Preview: Athens Wildcats vs. Wyalusing Valley Rams
Athens has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Wyalusing Valley Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Athens is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Towanda on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Athens came up short against Towanda, falling 34-13.
Despite the loss, Athens saw an underclassman step up: Connor Davidson rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 186 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wyalusing Valley). They blew past Canton 54-28 on Friday. Considering the Rams have won three matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Athens now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Wyalusing Valley, the win snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Athens couldn't quite finish off Wyalusing Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 14-12. Can Athens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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