Muscle Shoals entered their tilt with Athens on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They strolled past the Athens Golden Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 56-42. The Trojans pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the loss, Athens still got an impressive performance from Brogan Gross, who threw for 262 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards. Those 70 rushing yards gave Gross a new career-high. Aidan Lovell did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 50 receiving yards.
Muscle Shoals pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Athens, the defeat snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Muscle Shoals and Jasper are set to duel on Friday. Muscle Shoals knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Jasper likes a good challenge. As for Athens, they will face off against Hartselle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hartselle's defense has only allowed seven points per game this season, so Athens' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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