Atkins lost against Parkland back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Atkins Camels lost 30-6 to the Parkland Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Camels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Mustangs are ranked 149th).
Even if they lost, Atkins' defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Garrison Dibble was especially locked on to Parkland's QB and sacked him twice. Dibble's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 20 total tackles (5.0 for loss). Atkins got some further help from Anderson Williams: he made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Atkins' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Parkland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Atkins will host North Forsyth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Atkins focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Parkland, they will welcome Carver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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