Football Preview: Bluffton Bobcats vs. Savannah Country Day Hornets
The Bluffton Bobcats will head out to face off against the Savannah Country Day Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Savannah Country Day took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bluffton, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Bluffton got the win against Andrew Jackson by a conclusive 35-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Bluffton relied on the efforts of Aedan Mccarthy, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and Kordell Holley, who gained 191 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Holley is now averaging an impressive 117 rushing yards per game. Carnell Warren also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Bluffton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ashton Chambers and Lucas Gates. Gates' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Bluffton got some further help from Sam Lewis: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Porter-Gaud, falling 23-3. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 248th in Georgia, while the Cyclones are ranked 62nd in South Carolina).
Bluffton's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Savannah Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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