Football Preview: Athens Bulldogs vs. Steubenville Big Red
The Athens Bulldogs will challenge the Steubenville Big Red at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.2 points per game this season.
Athens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Linden-McKinley by a score of 21-8. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Athens' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leo Martin, who picked up 49 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Martin also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception. Another rusher making a difference was Alex Pero, who rushed for 151 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Steubenville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Buckeye Valley to the tune of 47-7. The Big Red might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Steubenville pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Athens, their record is now 10-1.
Athens strolled past Steubenville when the teams last played back in October of 2014 by a score of 58-42. Does Athens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Steubenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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