Football Recap: South Gwinnett Continues Road Dominance on Saturday

By Team Reports Nov 15, 2024, 11:36am

Football Recap: South Gwinnett Comets vs. Grovetown Warriors

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On Saturday, everything went the South Gwinnett Comets's way against the Grovetown Warriors as the South Gwinnett Comets made off with a 48-27 win. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Warriors are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Eric Ramey Iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Xavier Butler was another key player, rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown.

South Gwinnett's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Jalen Shivers and Nathan Marks, who racked up six sacks between them.

South Gwinnett's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.0 points per game. As for Grovetown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.

South Gwinnett will take on Hillgrove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillgrove's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so South Gwinnett's offense will have their work cut out for them. Grovetown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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