Warren is 0-5 against Athens since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Warren Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Athens Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Warren's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Paintsville 56-0 at home. The match marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season.
Jacob Sealey was a one-man wrecking crew for Warren as he threw for 192 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Landon Fairbanks was in the mix too, providing Warren with two touchdowns.
Warren wouldn't let Paintsville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Davin Dickel, Landyn Summers, and Summers picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Athens put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over Vinton County at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
The win (which was Warren's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. As for Athens, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Warren might still be hurting after the 51-26 defeat they got from Athens in their previous meeting back in August of 2018. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Warren was down 42-6.
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