The White Oak Roughnecks will head out on the road to challenge the Atlanta Rabbits at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While White Oak didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They slipped by Queen City 35-34 on Friday. The Roughnecks' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
White Oak's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaxsen Ludlow, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards. Junior Allen also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Atlanta). They blew past Mount Vernon, posting a 60-17 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Atlanta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Markeylin Batton, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Batton is now averaging an impressive 101.5 rushing yards per game. Peyton Harrison was another key player, throwing for 235 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Atlanta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Atlanta wouldn't let Mount Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Landon ?Boosie? Johnson, Caleb Francisco, and Francisco picked up one apiece.
White Oak's record now sits at 4-0. As for Atlanta, their record is now 3-1.
White Oak was dealt a bruising 67-0 defeat at the hands of Atlanta in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can White Oak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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