Football Preview: RePublic vs. Maplewood Panthers
RePublic will face off against the Maplewood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. RePublic is looking for their season's first win.
RePublic played against East Nashville Magnet and lost via forfeit.
Maplewood is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Liberty Creek on Friday. Maplewood took a 33-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty Creek. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Christian Beatie, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
RePublic's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Maplewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
RePublic was taken down by Maplewood 48-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for RePublic, Ladavion Darden (who threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown) 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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