The Bob Jones Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Gadsden City Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bob Jones will head out to face Gadsden City after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Bob Jones fell just short of Florence by a score of 26-23. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Johnny Jackson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bob Jones was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, Bob Jones' defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Tyler Karl was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gadsden City). They were the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over Hazel Green on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Titans just coasted through the last quarter.
Bob Jones' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Gadsden City, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Bob Jones didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Gadsden City in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. Does Bob Jones have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gadsden City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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