Athens has gone 8-1 against Wellston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Athens Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wellston Golden Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Athens is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Athens' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Meigs 35-0 on the road. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Alex Pero was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Sutton, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Athens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Athens didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Bycofski and Leo Martin.
Meanwhile, Wellston entered their contest against Nelsonville-York on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wellston lost 39-14 to Nelsonville-York. It was the first time this season that the Golden Rockets let down their fans at home.
Athens pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Wellston, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Athens took their victory against Wellston in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 48-27. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Wellston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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