Heard County was the 21-0 winner over Bowdon when they last played one another back in October of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Heard County Braves took a hard 35-21 fall against the Bowdon Red Devils on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Red Devils are ranked 105th).
Despite the defeat, Heard County saw an underclassman step up: Ethan Tisdale threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards on only 11 carries.
Bowdon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaiden Prothro led the charge by picking up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Prothro torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards. Another back making a difference was Joshawia Davis, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
Heard County's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Bowdon, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Heard County will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Haralson County at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th. As for Bowdon, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Booker T. Washington at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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