The Academy of Richmond County Musketeers will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Thomson Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Academy of Richmond County is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were outmatched by Burke County on the road and fell 44-9. While losing is never fun, the Musketeers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Bears are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Thomson came up short against North Augusta on Friday and fell 25-18. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly seven points.
Despite their loss, Thomson saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jaris Sinkfield, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Markevion Jones, who threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Thomson's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Demontrevious Griffin was especially locked on to North Augusta's QB and sacked him twice.
Academy of Richmond County suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Thomson when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Academy of Richmond County, Jontavis Curry (who rushed for 167 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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