The Academy for Classical Education Gryphons will venture away from home to square off against the Bleckley County Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Academy for Classical Education will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Last Friday, Academy for Classical Education really took it to Southwest for the full four quarters, racking up a 40-8 win at home. Considering the Gryphons have won four games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ace Hatcher had a dynamite game for Academy for Classical Education, rushing for 84 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 119 yards while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Academy for Classical Education didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake McLendon and Noah Syme.
Meanwhile, Bleckley County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Dublin 48-17. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 77th).
Academy for Classical Education's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Bleckley County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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