Football Recap: Mt. Zion Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2024, 10:39am

Football Recap: Mt. Zion Bulldogs vs. Douglass Astros

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Mt. Zion fell victim to Douglass and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Douglass Astros, falling 36-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Astros are ranked 84th).

Douglass was led to victory by John Wilson and Antoine Watkins. Wilson rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while Watkins gained 107 total yards and two touchdowns. Wilson's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.

This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Zion and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Douglass, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.

Mt. Zion didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 21-20 loss against North Clayton on the 31st. As for Douglass, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 15-9 defeat against Stephenson on the 1st.

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