The Alcovy Tigers will head out to face off against the Clarke Central Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alcovy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
It was a proper cat-fight when Alcovy faced off against Apalachee on Friday. Alcovy walked away with a 21-10 win over Apalachee. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Among those leading the charge was Ayden Goddard, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Those 93 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Clarke Central came tearing into last Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Red Devils at home to the tune of 54-20. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
It was another big night for Hezekiah Millender, who rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Clarke Central also got a significant boost from Corey Watkins Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Clarke Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Clarke Central wouldn't let Loganville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Clarke Central can thank Kaleb Sewell and Laiji Mccalla for forcing both of them. Clarke Central got some further help from Anthony Lonon Jr: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Alcovy's record is now 2-6. As for Clarke Central, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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