Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Friday. Metter were dealt a 44-14 defeat at the hands of Swainsboro. The loss continues a trend for Metter in their meetings with Swainsboro: they've now lost five in a row.
Although Metter took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Ricks and Elijah Dickerson.
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. An impressive showing, but Benjamin really ramped things up playing D: he made four total tackles and defended one pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Metter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Swainsboro, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Metter will get a bit of extra time to process the loss 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. As for Swainsboro, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 14-0 win against Appling County on the 5th.
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