Football Preview: Hillgrove Hawks vs. South Gwinnett Comets
Hillgrove is on a five-game streak of home wins, while South Gwinnett is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Hillgrove Hawks will host the South Gwinnett Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hillgrove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game last Friday with ease, bagging a 53-0 win over South Cobb. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Eagles are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Caleb Walters, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Ford, who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, South Gwinnett got the win against Grovetown on Saturday by a conclusive 48-27.
Eric Ramey Iii was his usual excellent self, rushing for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Another player making a difference was Xavier Butler, who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
South Gwinnett's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Hillgrove, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Hillgrove didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against South Gwinnett when the teams last played back in September of 2017, but they still walked away with a 37-32 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Gwinnett's Jalen Samuels, who rushed for 177 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hillgrove to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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