Football Recap: Aiken Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Nov 12, 2024, 8:12pm

Football Recap: Aiken Fighting Green Hornets vs. South Aiken Thoroughbreds

Aiken lost against South Aiken back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Aiken Thoroughbreds. The Fighting Green Hornets haven't had much luck with the Thoroughbreds recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

Despite the defeat, Aiken saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Darius Walker picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 71 yards.

Jevon Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Aiken, rushing for 338 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Edwards has posted since back in October of 2023.

Aiken's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for South Aiken, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Aiken wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 52-7 defeat against Gilbert on the 7th. As for South Aiken, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 40-27 victory against Airport on the 7th.

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