Football Recap: South Atlanta Drops Highest Score of Season Against Temple

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 7:50am

Football Recap: South Atlanta Hornets vs. Temple Tigers

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South Atlanta entered their contest against Temple on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The South Atlanta Hornets fell 34-21 to the Temple Tigers. One positive for the Hornets, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cj Gray and he. Gray rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry while he rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Serjoe Jones a new career-high in rushing yards.

South Atlanta's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Temple, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

South Atlanta will head out to face off against Landmark Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Atlanta will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Temple, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Pepperell at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. Temple is facing Pepperell at the right time seeing as Pepperell is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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