The Oglethorpe County Patriots will square off against the Athens Academy Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oglethorpe County, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Athens Academy's (thus far) undefeated season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 46-13, which was the final score in Oglethorpe County's tilt against Elbert County on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 191st).
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Athens Academy made off with a 29-28 win over Commerce. The 29-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bryan Mcclendon had a dynamite game for Athens Academy, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mcclendon a new career-high in rushing yards. Hampton Johnson was in the mix too, providing Athens Academy with two touchdowns.
Athens Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Oglethorpe County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Athens Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Oglethorpe County was dealt a bruising 55-14 loss at the hands of Athens Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2015. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oglethorpe County was down 35-0.
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