Pittsfield managed to keep up with Athens until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Saukees came up short against the Warriors, falling 42-19. The Saukees were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Pittsfield lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Bodie Marable, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two TDs. Taylor Graham also helped out with an impressive 121 receiving yards.
Gage Honn was nothing short of spectacular for Athens: he rushed for 226 yards and four scores while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Honn has posted since back in September of 2024. Talon Digiovanna also helped out as he racked up 124 rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Pittsfield and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Athens, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Pittsfield is set to challenge their familiar foe Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Athens will face off against rival Pleasant Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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