Football Preview: Bob Jones Patriots vs. Gadsden City Titans
The Bob Jones Patriots will head out on the road to take on 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 matchup was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Bob Jones' loss came about despite a quality game from 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gadsden City). They were the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over Hazel Green 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' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Gadsden City, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Bob Jones didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gadsden City in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. 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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