After having lost a blowout in their previous game against River Ridge, Allatoona was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 30-21 win over the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears.
It was another big night for Xavier Rucker, who rushed for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Allatoona's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut John Arnold. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Allatoona, adding 12 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Wilson Perry: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
The victory got Allatoona back to even at 2-2. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Allatoona will head out to challenge Cedartown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cedartown will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Allatoona surely won't give up without a fight. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Therrell at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th.
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