After flying high against Pontiac last Friday, Athens came back down to earth. The Red Hawks were outmatched by the Oak Park Knights and fell 44-17. The Red Hawks haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Athens' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Grayson Conrad, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Dunlap, who threw for 167 yards and two TDs.
Tre Hawkins was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 75 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries.
Athens now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Oak Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Athens will square off against rival Farmington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Oak Park is set to take on their familiar foe Seaholm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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