Football Game Preview: Bowdon Red Devils vs. Booker T. Washington Golden Eagles

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:40am

Football Preview: Bowdon Red Devils vs. Booker T. Washington Golden Eagles

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The Bowdon Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Booker T. Washington Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

Bowdon gave up the first points two weeks ago, but they didn't let that get them down. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Heard County. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Braves are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bowdon's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaiden Prothro, who picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Prothro's longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshawia Davis, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Booker T. Washington). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over Cleburne County. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Golden Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Booker T. Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.

Bowdon's record is now 4-1. As for Booker T. Washington, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.

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