The Athens Hornets will challenge the Center Roughriders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Athens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Rusk to the tune of 48-9 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their seven-point performance the game before.
David Richardson looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 266 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Center humbled Brownsboro with a 49-12 victory. That looming 49-12 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Roughriders yet this season.
Center had a senior duo take command as Timothy Johnson picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Travis Belin threw for 197 yards and four touchdowns. Johnson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending four passes.
Center didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cody Adkinson and Caleb Mosley.
Athens' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Center, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
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