After three games on the road, Athens Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Oglethorpe County Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Athens Academy will be strutting in after a win while Oglethorpe County will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Athens Academy slipped by Commerce 29-28. The 29-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bryan Mcclendon was a one-man wrecking crew for Athens Academy as he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mcclendon a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Keyon Standifer, who gained 118 total yards.
Athens Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Oglethorpe County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Elbert County, falling 46-13. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 191st).
Athens Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Oglethorpe County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Athens Academy against Oglethorpe County when the teams last played back in September of 2015 as the team secured a 55-14 win. In that contest, Athens Academy amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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