Atkins and Mayflower are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Atkins Red Devils will be playing at home against the Mayflower Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Atkins knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Mayflower likes a good challenge.
Atkins is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Yellville-Summit to the tune of 50-14 on Friday. Considering the Red Devils have won three games by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jaden Martin, who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Mason Martin was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Atkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Atkins' defense and their four sacks. Yellville-Summit's QB won't forget Solomon Lytle anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Mayflower's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Salem. The loss put an end to the Eagles' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mayflower fell to 8-1. As for Atkins, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Atkins couldn't quite finish off Mayflower when the teams last played back in November of 2021 and fell 28-26. Can Atkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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