Football Preview: Nelsonville-York Buckeyes vs. Athens Bulldogs
Nelsonville-York is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Athens is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes will welcome the Athens Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Nelsonville-York on the road against Vinton County as the team secured a 39-12 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Buckeyes have posted against the Vikings since October 21, 2016.
Austin Gautier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Athens). They breezed by River Valley at home to the tune of 58-0 on Friday. The Bulldogs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three contests.
Athens didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Leo Martin and David Farmer. Athens got some further help from Seth Hart: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Nelsonville-York's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Nelsonville-York came up short against Athens in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 19-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Athens' Alex Pero, who rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Nelsonville-York knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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