The Atlanta Rabbits will challenge the White Oak Roughnecks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Atlanta sitting on three straight wins and White Oak on four.
Atlanta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mount Vernon, posting a 60-17 victory on the road. Given the Rabbits' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Tigers are ranked 743rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Atlanta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Markeylin Batton, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Batton is now averaging an impressive 101.5 rushing yards per game. Peyton Harrison was another key passer, throwing for 235 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Atlanta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Atlanta wouldn't let Mount Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Landon ?Boosie? Johnson, Caleb Francisco, and Francisco picked up one apiece.
While White Oak didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Queen City 35-34.
White Oak got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxsen Ludlow out in front who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards. Another player making a difference was Junior Allen, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Atlanta's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for White Oak, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Atlanta against White Oak in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 67-0 victory. Does Atlanta have another victory up their sleeve, or will White Oak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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