Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Allatoona). They came out on top against the Dalton Catamounts by a score of 42-29 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Buccaneers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ethan Corpus and he. Corpus rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries while he rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Allatoona is 2-1 when Corpus posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Allatoona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 431 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Allatoona's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Joshua Pardieu and John Arnold. Arnold is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Allatoona got some further help from Jeremiah Coleman: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Allatoona's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. As for Dalton, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Allatoona will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Woodland at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Allatoona is facing Woodland at the right time seeing as Woodland is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Dalton, they will face off against Hiram at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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