Football Preview: Bob Jones Patriots vs. Gadsden City Titans
The Bob Jones Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Gadsden City Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bob Jones will head out to face Gadsden City after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Bob Jones fell just short of Florence by a score of 26-23. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Johnny Jackson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he 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. Leading the way was Tyler Karl with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gadsden City). They put the hurt on Hazel Green with a sharp 41-21 victory on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Titans just coasted through the last quarter.
Bob Jones' loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Gadsden City, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Bob Jones didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Gadsden City when the teams last played back in September of 2019, but they still walked away with a 24-20 victory. Will Bob Jones repeat their success, or does Gadsden City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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