The Madison Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Swain County Maroon Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Madison is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Madison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 55-28 loss at the hands of Mitchell.
Despite the loss, Madison got top-tier performance from Gavin Gault, who picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Gault showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards. Dallas Bartlett also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Swain County was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Tuscola at home and fell 42-8.
Madison's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Swain County, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Things could have been worse for Madison, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-16 loss to Swain County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Madison, Joshua Collins (who rushed for 262 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns) 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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