Football Preview: Athens Golden Eagles vs. Homewood Patriots
The Athens Golden Eagles will take on the Homewood Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Athens got the win against Russellville by a conclusive 45-23. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won six contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Xavier Edwards was his usual excellent self, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brogan Gross, who threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Athens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Homewood didn't have too much trouble with James Clemens on Friday as they won 24-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Homewood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kylen Newell out in front who picked up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Athens' record is now 8-2. As for Homewood, their record now sits at an identical 8-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Athens has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Homewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 170.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Athens couldn't quite finish off Homewood in their previous meeting back in November of 2020 and fell 34-31. Thankfully for Athens, Brode Susce (who threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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