After each having a week off, the Taylor County Vikings and the Bowdon Red Devils will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Taylor County's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Bowdon's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Taylor County after they put the first points on the board two weeks ago, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a hard 20-3 fall against Macon County. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bowdon entered their tilt with Trion two weeks ago with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 42-16 margin over the Bulldogs. Considering the Red Devils have won seven games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Charles Maxell Iii was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kaiden Prothro was in the mix as well, providing Bowdon with two touchdowns.
Bowdon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 23 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Bowdon's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Taylor County, they moved to 7-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Taylor County was taken down by Bowdon 56-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Taylor County, Kyler Mcgrinn (who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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