Hornets
| 10/17/25 @ Carthage | 56-61 |
| 10/10/25 @ Brownsboro | 52-8 |
| 09/26/25 vs Connally | 61-34 |
| 09/19/25 vs Jacksonville | 61-14 |
| 09/12/25 @ Palestine | 48-7 |
Athens dropped down to 5-2 on Friday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carthage Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (52), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
As for Carthage, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points over those games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carthage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kj Edwards, who rushed for 174 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and one score. Edwards was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 59 yards. Jett Surratt was another key passer, throwing for 291 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Athens is set to take on their familiar foe Rusk at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Carthage will square off against rival Bullard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 953 yards in their previous games.
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