Athens and Homewood squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Athens had to settle for second. They took a 31-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Homewood Patriots. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Golden Eagles of the 34-31 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2020.
The defeat snapped Athens' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-3 record. As for Homewood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Homewood, they will face off against Fort Payne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Payne is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Homewood will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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