Decatur lost against Athens back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Decatur Red Raiders were dealt a 49-20 defeat at the hands of the Athens Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 51st).
Although Decatur took the loss, they still got scores from Isaiah Allen, Donte Ross, and Trey Greenwell.
Decatur wouldn't let Athens keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Decatur can thank Cayden Oliver and Jayden Davenport for forcing both of them. Oliver has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played.
Leading Athens to victory were Xavier Edwards and Brogan Gross. Edwards gained 92 total yards and two touchdowns, while Gross threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
Decatur is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8. As for Athens, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Decatur does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Athens has already played their next matchup, a 45-23 victory against Russellville on the 1st.
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