Football Preview: Athens Indians vs. Bellevue Broncos
The Athens Indians are on the road again on Friday to play the Bellevue Broncos at 7:00 p.m.
Athens' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mendon on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-0 loss at the hands of the Hornets. The Indians have struggled against the Hornets recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Bellevue's offense rose to the challenge against a Fighting Tigers defense that boasted an average of only 15.5 points allowed on Saturday. Bellevue breezed by St. Philip Catholic Central on the road to the tune of 62-18. The result was nothing new for the Broncos, who have now won three matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Bellevue can attribute much of their success to Seth Keson, who gained 379 total yards and five touchdowns, and Aaron Golomski, who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Golomski's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellevue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 470 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bellevue wouldn't let St. Philip Catholic Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cody Swanson, Chase Graham, and Graham picked up one apiece. Noah Loren is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Bellevue, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Athens was dealt a bruising 48-20 loss at the hands of Bellevue when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Keson, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for five yards and a touchdown. Now that Athens knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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