The Homewood Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Athens Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Homewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Homewood strolled past James Clemens with points to spare, taking the game 24-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Homewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kylen Newell led the charge by picking up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Athens entered their tilt with Russellville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 45-23 margin over the Golden Tigers. Considering the Golden Eagles have won six matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Xavier Edwards and Cameron Phinizee. Edwards had a great game and rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Phinizee was balling out in the loss, rushing for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
Athens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Athens' victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Homewood, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Homewood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 170.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Athens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 217.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Homewood skirted past Athens 34-31 in their previous matchup back in November of 2020. Does Homewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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