Football Recap: Savannah Country Day Hornets vs. Savannah Christian Raiders
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Savannah Country Day can now relate to. They were dealt a 31-3 defeat at the hands of the Savannah Christian Raiders on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Raiders are ranked 31st).
Savannah Country Day didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Barton Mixon, Jerimiah Brown, and Gabe Mckinney picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Savannah Christian's side was Tyler Scott, who made 21 total tackles.
Savannah Christian was led to victory by Kenry Wall and Jaden Miles. Wall gained 147 total yards and a touchdown, while Miles rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Wall also racked up 77 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Savannah Country Day moved to 5-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Savannah Christian, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Savannah Country Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Savannah Christian, they will square off against North Cobb Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Savannah Christian: 7.6, North Cobb Christian: 14.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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