The Athens Drive Jaguars will take on the Corinth Holders Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens Drive is looking for their season's first win.
Athens Drive is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Enloe on Friday. The Jaguars had to suffer through a 50-22 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Eagles are ranked 75th).
Despite the loss, Athens Drive got top-tier performance from Tyrese Madry, who rushed for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for 129 yards and one TD on only 11 passes. The Jaguars' leading receiver TreShawn Barlow was Madry's top target yet again, picking up 102 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corinth Holders). They claimed a resounding 36-0 victory over Wakefield. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pirates needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Corinth Holders' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3. As for Athens Drive, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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