Football Recap: Bowdon Red Devils vs. Heard County Braves
Bowdon came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Heard County Braves with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Braves are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bowdon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaiden Prothro, who picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Prothro is now averaging an impressive 101.4 receiving yards per game. Joshawia Davis was another key rusher, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Heard County saw an underclassman step up: Ethan Tisdale threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards on only 11 carries.
Bowdon's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Heard County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Bowdon will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Booker T. Washington at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Heard County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Haralson County at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th.
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