On Friday Wellston will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Athens Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Wellston will head out to face Athens after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Wellston came up short against Nelsonville-York, falling 39-14. The matchup marked the Golden Rockets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Athens put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Meigs, posting a 35-0 victory on the road. Considering the Bulldogs have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Alex Pero continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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.
Wellston's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Athens, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Wellston might still be hurting after the 48-27 defeat they got from Athens when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pero, who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Wellston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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