The Aberdeen Eagles will head out to square off against the Franklin Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Aberdeen is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Aberdeen is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Patterson Mill on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Aberdeen was beaten by Patterson Mill 53-18. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Aberdeen's defeat came about despite a quality game from Collin Rogers, who threw for 284 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin). They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Woodlawn 55-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Warriors are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Franklin's defense and their 6.5 sacks. In that department, Jaidon Williams was the leader with four. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points per game. As for Aberdeen, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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