The South Gwinnett Comets will face off against the Archer Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Archer will be up against a hot South Gwinnett squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Comets simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Heritage 47-14. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Patriots are ranked 311th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while Archer put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Grovetown. The Tigers claimed a resounding 42-0 victory over the Warriors. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
Archer had a senior duo take command as Jordan Do threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes and Tyree Begne gained 111 total yards and two touchdowns. Do's passing game has become a key predictor of the Tigers' success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Archer proved: they limited Grovetown to a paltry two yards per carry. The Tigers didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.6.
South Gwinnett's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Archer, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
South Gwinnett took their victory against Archer in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 56-32 score. Will the Comets repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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