After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bryan County, The Screven County Gamecocks were happy to have found some success on Friday. Everything went their way against Savannah as Screven County made off with a 29-6 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 23-0.
Screven County found their leader in underclassman Kashard Prescott, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Gatlin Scott was another key contributor, rushing for a yards and a touchdown.
Screven County's win was their third straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 3-5. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-9 Savannah and 3-5 Warren County (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 33.3% over those games). As for Savannah, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Screven County will take on Claxton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Savannah, they will head out on the road to face off against Bryan County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Bryan County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up four last Friday.
