The Oglethorpe County Patriots will take on the Athens Academy Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oglethorpe County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Athens Academy will come in with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Oglethorpe County had to suffer through a 46-13 loss at the hands of Elbert County. 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).
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Athens Academy made off with a 29-28 win over Commerce. The 29-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup 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. Hampton Johnson was in the mix as well, providing Athens Academy with two touchdowns.
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 matches dating back to last season.
Oglethorpe County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Athens Academy, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Oglethorpe County took a serious blow against Athens Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, falling 55-14. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oglethorpe County was down 35-0.
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