Football Recap: Allatoona Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 24, 2024, 9:57am

Football Recap: Allatoona Buccaneers vs. Cartersville Hurricanes

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Allatoona entered their matchup against Cartersville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Allatoona Buccaneers were dealt a 31-0 defeat at the hands of the Cartersville Hurricanes. The loss continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost seven in a row.

Cartersville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nate Russell out in front who threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Marchese, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Allatoona's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Cartersville, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.

Allatoona has already played their next game, a 52-7 loss against Hiram on the 18th. As for Cartersville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 19-14 victory against Cedartown on the 18th.

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