On Friday, the Fort Payne Wildcats were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 23-19 to the Guntersville Wildcats.
Although Fort Payne took the loss, they still got scores from Carter Tinker and Brannon Oliver.
Fort Payne wouldn't let Guntersville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fort Payne can thank Luke Patton and Ryker Ingle for forcing both of them. Patton didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Fort Payne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Guntersville, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Fort Payne will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Southside at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. As for Guntersville, they will square off against Brewer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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