Football Recap: Maplewood Panthers vs. Battle Ground Academy Wildcats
Maplewood lost against Battle Ground Academy back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Maplewood Panthers took a blow against the Battle Ground Academy Wildcats, falling 69-3. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Wildcats are ranked 67th).
Even if they lost, Maplewood's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Demonte Carter was especially locked on to Battle Ground Academy's QB and sacked him twice. Carter also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Kaedyn Marable was a one-man wrecking crew for Battle Ground Academy as he threw for 294 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. Ethan Kellum was another key player, gaining 47 total yards and four touchdowns.
Maplewood's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Battle Ground Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Maplewood will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Spring Hill at 7:00 p.m. As for Battle Ground Academy, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Nashville Christian, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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