Football Recap: Lugoff-Elgin Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Jar'kese Grant

By Team Reports Sep 9, 2024, 10:56am

Football Recap: Lugoff-Elgin Demons vs. Darlington Falcons

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Lugoff-Elgin won the last time they faced Darlington, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lugoff-Elgin Demons took down the Darlington Falcons 35-18.

Jar'Kese Grant went supernova for Lugoff-Elgin, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Grant's longest rush was for an incredible 87 yards. Shamil Saadiq was another key player, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Lugoff-Elgin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Justin Miller, Preston Rhodes, and Logan Hinton picked up one apiece. Rhodes is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made 12 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Lugoff-Elgin got some further help from David Miller: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended two passes.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lugoff-Elgin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.

Lugoff-Elgin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Darlington, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.

Lugoff-Elgin will look to defend their home field on Friday against Aiken at 7:30 p.m. Lugoff-Elgin is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Darlington, they will head out to challenge Cheraw at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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