Football Game Recap: Berkeley Stags vs. Summerville Green Wave

By Team Reports Nov 11, 2023, 8:40am

Recap: Berkeley Stags vs. Summerville Green Wave

The Berkeley Stags and the Summerville Green Wave squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Berkeley Stags had to settle for second. Berkeley's tough 34-14 defeat to Summerville might stick with them for a while. Berkeley has not had much luck with Summerville recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Despite the defeat, Berkeley saw an underclassman step up: Henry Rivers threw for 14 yards and a touchdown.

Berkeley bumped their record down to 6-6 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 8-3 Ashley Ridge and 7-4 Fort Dorchester (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 69.1% over those games). As for Summerville, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.

Berkeley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Summerville will face off against Carolina Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carolina Forest will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Summerville is ranked fifth).