Augusta Prep Day is 2-8 against Gatewood since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Augusta Prep Day ended up a good deal behind St. Andrew's and lost 39-21. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Augusta Prep Day saw an underclassman step up: Carter Chavous rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Gatewood waltzed into their contest two weeks ago with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Cavaliers as they made off with a 46-20 win. The Gators' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Augusta Prep Day now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Gatewood, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Augusta Prep Day was dealt a bruising 54-12 loss at the hands of Gatewood in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gatewood's Ames Johnson, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Augusta Prep Day knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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