Athens has gone 8-2 against Alexander recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Athens Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Alexander Spartans 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.
Athens will bounce into Friday's match after beating Marietta, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Everything went Athens' way against Marietta on Saturday as Athens made off with a 42-21 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Braeden Young and his top target Leo Martin. Young threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Martin picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Martin was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 59 yards. Alex Pero helped Young out on the ground, rushing for 139 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Athens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, while Alexander put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Belpre. Alexander took their game at home with ease, bagging a 44-0 win over Belpre. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Athens pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Alexander, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Athens against Alexander in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 55-7 win. In that matchup, Athens amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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