Football Recap: Deven Usand Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Putnam County

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 7:02am

Football Recap: Social Circle Redskins vs. Putnam County War Eagles

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Social Circle hadn't done well against Putnam County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Social Circle Redskins came out on top against the Putnam County War Eagles by a score of 29-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Redskins.

Social Circle got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Deven Usand out in front who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Usand a new career-high in rushing yards. Jude Nelson was in the mix too, providing Social Circle with two touchdowns.

Social Circle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 168.

Special teams also played a big role in the game for Social Circle, adding 11 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Preston Guy: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.

Social Circle has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Putnam County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Social Circle will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against McNair at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. As for Putnam County, they will venture away from home to square off against Utopian Academy for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Putnam County is facing Utopian Academy for the Arts at the right time seeing as Utopian Academy for the Arts is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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