The Bob Jones Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Gadsden City Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bob Jones will head out to face Gadsden City after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Bob Jones fell just short of Florence by a score of 26-23. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Bob Jones' loss came about despite a quality game from Johnny Jackson, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bob Jones was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, Bob Jones' defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Tyler Karl with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gadsden City). They blew past Hazel Green 41-21 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Titans just coasted through the last quarter.
Bob Jones' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Gadsden City, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Bob Jones didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gadsden City in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. Will Bob Jones repeat their success, or does Gadsden City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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