The Tatum Eagles will head out to face off against the Atlanta Rabbits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atlanta took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tatum, who comes in off a win.
Tatum will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Gladewater, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Tatum managed a 33-28 victory over Gladewater on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Bears are ranked 457th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Atlanta was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Liberty-Eylau on the road and fell 42-6. The Rabbits have struggled against the Leopards recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Atlanta might have lost, but man, Markeylin Batton was a machine: he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Batton's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards.
Tatum is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Atlanta, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Tatum suffered a grim 42-22 defeat to Atlanta when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Tatum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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