Yellville-Summit has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Atkins Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Yellville-Summit finally turned things around against Melbourne on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bearkatz 52-14.
Meanwhile, Atkins came up short against Quitman on Friday and fell 52-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (41), the Red Devils still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Atkins got top-tier performance from Mason Martin, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Jaden Martin, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
Atkins didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kenney Rivas and John Davis. Davis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Atkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Yellville-Summit's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Atkins, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Yellville-Summit came up short against Atkins in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 48-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Martin, who rushed for 270 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 51 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Yellville-Summit knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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