Football Preview: Savannah Country Day Hornets vs. Savannah Christian Raiders
After both having extra time off, the Savannah Country Day Hornets and the Savannah Christian Raiders will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Savannah Country Day got the win against Tattnall County by a conclusive 31-9. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-0.
Savannah Country Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jerimiah Brown led the charge by picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Savannah Country Day also got a significant boost from Barton Mixon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Savannah Country Day wouldn't let Tattnall County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Savannah Country Day can thank Boone Wiesner and Andrew Nicholson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Savannah Christian put another one in the bag back in September to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Fellowship Christian. The 28-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Zo Smalls continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 234 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Those 234 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blaise Thomas, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Savannah Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Savannah Country Day's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Savannah Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Savannah Country Day was taken down by Savannah Christian 35-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Savannah Country Day avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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