Washington County won the last time they faced Southwest, and things went their way on Friday too. The Washington County Golden Hawks had just enough and edged the Southwest Patriots out 28-26. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Hawks.
Washington County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rekevious Swint out in front who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns. Swint has become a key player for Washington County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Loss or not, Southwest got some senior leadership from Steve Robinson and Jamarea Watkins. Robinson rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Watkins picked up 240 receiving yards and a touchdown. Robinson also set a new season high mark in passing yards with 296.
Washington County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.8 points per game. As for Southwest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Washington County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 17-14 victory against Academy for Classical Education on the 1st. Southwest has also already played their next matchup, a 26-7 win against Jefferson County on the 1st.
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