Muscle Shoals has gone 9-1 against Athens recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Muscle Shoals Trojans will host the Athens Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Muscle Shoals sitting on four straight wins and Athens on five.
Two weeks ago, Muscle Shoals was fully in charge, breezing past Cullman 55-27 at home. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Bearcats are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Athens got the win against Hazel Green last Friday by a conclusive 39-14. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 25 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Damarcus Malone and he. Malone rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Xavier Edwards has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Muscle Shoals pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Athens, their record now sits at 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Muscle Shoals against Athens in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 66-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Athens' Brogan Gross, who threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Muscle Shoals still be able to contain Gross? There's only one way to find out.
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