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| 08/29/25 - Away | 44-14 W |
| 08/30/24 - Home | 37-14 W |
| 11/10/23 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 08/18/23 - Away | 39-7 W |
| 08/19/22 - Home | 21-7 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Friday. Swainsboro breezed past Metter to the tune of 44-14. Swainsboro hasn't had any issues with Metter recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
A big part of Swainsboro's win came down to the chemistry between Marco Danford and his top target Shannon Benjamin. Danford gained 121 total yards while Benjamin picked up 28 receiving yards and one TD. The dominant performance also gave Danford a new career-high in rushing yards (72).
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Swainsboro proved: they limited Metter to a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Derek Hughes for the heroic effort on defense: he. Swainsboro didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.9.
Swainsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Wilcher and Benjamin. Hughes was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Although Metter took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Ricks and Elijah Dickerson.
Swainsboro's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Metter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Swainsboro wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 14-0 win against Appling County on the 5th. As for Metter, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Savannah at 7:30 p.m. on the 12th. The match will give the Tigers their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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