Football Preview: Greenville Patriots vs. Bowdon Red Devils
Greenville is 0-4 against Bowdon since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Greenville Patriots will head out to face off against the Bowdon Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Antavious Richardson and Charles Maxell Iii.
Greenville will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were dealt a 43-12 loss at the hands of Trion. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 159th).
Greenville's defeat came about despite a quality game from Richardson, who rushed for 119 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 141 yards while completing 78.6% of his passes. Richardson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Bowdon over Mt. Zion in every quarter on their way to victory last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bowdon blew Mt. Zion out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won five matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Maxell Iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 57 yards. Mason Daniel also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bowdon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Greenville's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Bowdon, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Greenville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 393 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bowdon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 251.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Greenville was taken down by Bowdon 28-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Can Greenville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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