Orangeburg-Wilkinson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 14-9 victory over the Airport Eagles. For the Bruins, this counts as revenge for the 25-15 loss the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2017.
Derrick Thomas went supernova for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, rushing for 175 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenden Peoples, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown.
Peoples wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Orangeburg-Wilkinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Airport, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson is taking a road trip to take on Edisto at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Airport, they will challenge Westwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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