Football Preview: Georgia School for Innovation & Classics Patriots vs. Augusta Eagles
The Georgia School for Innovation & Classics Patriots will face off against Augusta Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Georgia School for Innovation & Classics comes in on four and Augusta Eagles on three.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Carolina W, who was ranked 18th at the time (Georgia School for Innovation & Classics was ranked 13th). Georgia School for Innovation & Classics' defense stepped up to hand Carolina W a 2-0 shutout two weeks ago. The two-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Augusta Eagles). They took their contest at home on Monday with ease, bagging a 72-0 win over Harvest Christian Academy. Considering Augusta Eagles has won three games by more than 35 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Eli Poteet was his usual excellent self, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Josiah Character, who threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Augusta Eagles was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Augusta Eagles didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jekel Roberts and Preston Guay.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics' victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Augusta Eagles, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
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