The Athens Drive Jaguars will face off against the Broughton Capitals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens Drive is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Athens Drive will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Sanderson on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 50-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Athens Drive fell just short of Sanderson by a score of 27-24.
Athens Drive might have lost, but man, Collin Peters was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a win for Broughton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Leesville Road 56-14. While losing is never fun, the Capitals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Pride are ranked 39th).
Athens Drive's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Broughton, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Athens Drive came up short against Broughton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Broughton's Latrell Brown, who rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Athens Drive knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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