The Athens Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Gallia Academy Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens will be strutting in after a victory while Gallia Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
While Bulldogs fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They took down Philo 28-14 on Friday.
Alex Pero was a one-man wrecking crew for Athens as he rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Braeden Young, who threw for 176 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes.
Athens was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 431 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Gallia Academy came up short against Meigs on Friday and fell 26-19.
Athens was taken down by Gallia Academy 30-0 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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