Football Preview: Athens Golden Eagles vs. Columbia Eagles
Athens is 7-0 against Columbia since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles dukes it out withthe Columbia Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Athens' favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Columbia has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Athens didn't have quite enough to beat Hartselle and fell 21-19. The contest marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Brogan Gross put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Columbia just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Cullman 61-6. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Bearcats are ranked 105th).
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Athens against Columbia when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-14 victory. In that matchup, Athens amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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