Atlanta's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Hooks Hornets by a score of 28-21. For the Rabbits, this counts as revenge for the 42-35 loss the Hornets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2019.
Atlanta can attribute much of their success to Markeylin Batton, who rushed for 100 yards on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Batton has posted since back in October of 2023. Atlanta also got help from Jayden Riley, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Atlanta's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Hooks' QB won't forget Kam Williams anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Ripken Birdwell and Dontravious Coulter certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Birdwell rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, while Coulter rushed for 157 yards.
The win got Atlanta back to even at 1-1. As for Hooks, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Atlanta will welcome New Boston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hooks, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Winnsboro at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. Hooks is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
