Football Preview: Gadsden City Titans vs. Bob Jones Patriots
The Gadsden City Titans will challenge the Bob Jones Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gadsden City will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Gadsden City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Hazel Green on Friday as Gadsden City made off with a 41-21 win. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Trojans are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bob Jones fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Florence on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 26-23. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Johnny Jackson, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bob Jones was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, Bob Jones' defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Tyler Karl was especially locked on to Florence's QB and sacked him twice.
Gadsden City's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bob Jones, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Gadsden City came up short against Bob Jones when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 24-20. Can Gadsden City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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