Football Preview: Bowdon Red Devils vs. Trion Bulldogs
Two dominant signal callers in Charles Maxell Iii and Kade Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bowdon Red Devils will be playing at home against the Trion Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bowdon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-7 victory over Greenville. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Patriots are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Maxell Iii, who threw for 204 yards and six touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. Nathan Bhony was another key player, rushing for 139 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Bowdon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Trion was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Greenville 43-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Trion got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Smith out in front who threw for 251 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. Ethan Willingham was Smith's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bowdon's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Trion, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Everything went Bowdon's way against Trion in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as Bowdon made off with a 35-13 victory. Does Bowdon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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