Football Preview: South Gwinnett Comets vs. Hillgrove Hawks
The South Gwinnett Comets will venture away from home to take on the Hillgrove Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything went South Gwinnett's way against Grovetown as South Gwinnett made off with a 48-27 win. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Warriors are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Eric Ramey Iii, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Butler, who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hillgrove, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat South Cobb 53-0. The match marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season.
Caleb Walters continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Cj Ford was in the mix too, providing Hillgrove with two touchdowns.
South Gwinnett pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.0 points per game. As for Hillgrove, their record now sits at 9-1.
South Gwinnett came up short against Hillgrove in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, falling 37-32. Can South Gwinnett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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