Football Preview: Madison Patriots vs. Swain County Maroon Devils
The Madison Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Swain County Maroon Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Madison is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Madison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Mitchell on Friday, falling 55-28.
Madison might have lost, but man, Gavin Gault was a machine: he picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run Dallas Bartlett also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Swain County was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Tuscola 42-8.
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Swain County, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Things could have been worse for Madison, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-16 loss to Swain County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Madison, Joshua Collins (who rushed for 262 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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