Football Preview: Apalachee Wildcats vs. Loganville Red Devils
The Apalachee Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Loganville Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Apalachee will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Apalachee is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Habersham Central two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Apalachee took a blow against Habersham Central, falling 49-14. The Wildcats were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Apalachee took the loss, they still got scores from Johnathan Howard and Jadon Brown.
Meanwhile, Loganville had to endure a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Alcovy on Friday as Loganville made off with a 30-7 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Red Devils have posted since August 25, 2023.
Zach Hill went supernova for Loganville, rushing for 151 yards on only nine carries. Hill's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Tyler Breedlove was another key player, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Loganville's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-8. As for Apalachee, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Apalachee ended up a good deal behind Loganville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 49-31. Thankfully for Apalachee, Olani Francis (who rushed for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry) 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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