The Atkins Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Yellville-Summit Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Atkins' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Last Friday, Atkins came up short against Quitman and fell 52-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (41), the Red Devils still had to take the loss.
Atkins might have lost, but man, Mason Martin was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Jaden Martin was another key player, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
Atkins didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kenney Rivas and John Davis. Rivas also made eight total tackles, which is notable because Atkins is 4-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Atkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Yellville-Summit hadn't done well against Melbourne recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Yellville-Summit blew past Melbourne 52-14. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Atkins' defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Yellville-Summit, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.
Atkins was able to grind out a solid victory over Yellville-Summit in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 48-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atkins since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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