It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Madison Academy can now relate to. They were dealt a 44-12 defeat at the hands of the Anniston Bulldogs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 29th).
Despite the loss, Madison Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Charleston Owens rushed for 37 yards and one score, and also threw for 158 yards while completing 76.5% of his passes. Alex Crider also deserves some recognition as he passed for his first passing yards of the season.
Jabari Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 157 yards and one TD on only 13 carries, while also picking up 44 receiving yards and one touchdown for Anniston. Those 157 rushing yards gave Williams a new career-high.
Madison Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Anniston, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Madison Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Anniston, they will square off against Deshler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Bulldogs 10.1, the Tigers 14) so any points scored will be well earned.
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