Bowdon is 4-0 against Greenville since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bowdon Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenville Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Bowdon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.1 points per game this season.
Bowdon's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Mt. Zion on the road. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Charles Maxell Iii, who threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards. Mason Daniel was another key player, picking up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bowdon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 37 points the game before, Greenville was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were dealt a 43-12 loss at the hands of Trion. The matchup marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Antavious Richardson and Kade Smith. Smith had a great game and threw for 251 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. Meanwhile, Richardson was balling out in the loss, rushing for 119 yards on only nine carries, while also throwing for 141 yards while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Bowdon pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Greenville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Bowdon has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 251.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Greenville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 393. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Bowdon against Greenville when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as the team secured a 28-0 win. Does Bowdon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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