Football Preview: Savannah Savages vs. Southeast/Central
The Savannah Savages will square off against Southeast/Central on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Savannah's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when St. Pius X offense got past them. Savannah was outmatched by St. Pius X at home and fell 49-21. The Savages' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Savannah had strong showings from Jaiden Martinez, who gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns, and Luke Rogers, who picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. Martinez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Savannah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Max Howe and Martinez. Savannah got some further help from Gage Bowland: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Southeast/Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Camdenton 70-0. While losing is never fun, Southeast/Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while Camdenton is ranked 59th).
Savannah's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Southeast/Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
