Montgomery County was the 26-21 winner over Atkinson County when they last played one another back in August of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Eagles took a hard 41-27 fall against the Rebels on Friday. The Eagles were down 35-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Montgomery County still got an impressive performance from Elijah McEwen, who rushed for 87 yards and two TDs, and also picked up 104 receiving yards and one touchdown. McEwen showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 52 yards.
Ladarien Roberts went supernova For Atkinson County., rushing for 133 yards on only 12 carries. Roberts also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles. Darrian Roberts helped out on the ground, rushing for 84 yards.
Montgomery County now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Atkinson County, the win (which was their sixth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 2-0.
Montgomery County will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Taylor County at 7:30 p.m. on the 12th. As for Atkinson County, they will head out to square off against Pataula Charter Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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