Athens Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 29-28 photo finish over the Commerce Tigers. The 29-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bryan Mcclendon had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jeremiah Wingfield handled things on the ground, rushing for 108 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Athens Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Athens Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Commerce, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Athens Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Oglethorpe County at 7:30 p.m. Athens Academy's defense has only allowed 15.4 points per game this season, so Oglethorpe County's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Commerce, they will head out to face off against Elbert County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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