The Bleckley County Royals will square off against the Academy for Classical Education Gryphons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bleckley County is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Bleckley County will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on October 3rd but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They took a blow against Dublin, falling 48-17. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Academy for Classical Education really took it to Southwest for the full four quarters, racking up a 40-8 win at home. The Gryphons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 32 points or more this season.
Academy for Classical Education found their leader in underclassman Ace Hatcher, who rushed for 84 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 119 yards while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Academy for Classical Education didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake McLendon and Noah Syme.
Bleckley County's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Academy for Classical Education, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
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