After flying high against Grissom last Friday, Bob Jones came back down to earth. The Patriots took a hard 24-6 fall against the Florence Falcons on Friday. The Patriots were red-hot offensively heading into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the three contests prior), but the Falcons' defense proved too tough.
When it comes to explaining why Bob Jones lost, don't look at Christopher Caterina. Despite the final result, he picked up 123 receiving yards and one TD. Caterina showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 52 yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Florence to victory, but perhaps none more so than Klon Triplett, who rushed for 106 yards and one touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bob Jones fell to 4-1. As for Florence, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-3.
Bob Jones didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 27-24 loss against Gadsden City on the 26th. As for Florence, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on James Clemens at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd.
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