Athens won the last time they faced Russellville, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Athens Golden Eagles' way against the Russellville Golden Tigers as the Athens Golden Eagles made off with a 45-23 win. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won six contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Xavier Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brogan Gross was another key player, throwing for 134 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Athens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Russellville still got an impressive performance from Cameron Phinizee, who rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
Athens' victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Russellville, they moved to 7-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Athens has already played their next match, a 31-24 defeat against Homewood on the 8th. As for Russellville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 30-28 loss against Wenonah on the 8th.
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