Football Recap: South Aiken Comes Up Short

South Aiken played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 43-14 loss at the hands of the Midland Valley Mustangs. The defeat continues a trend for the Thoroughbreds in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.

Kaeleb O'Berry

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 @ Airport	116
09/12/25 vs Barnwell	109
10/24/25 @ Midland Valley	98
10/03/25 vs Gilbert	91
08/22/25 @ Silver Bluff	74

Several Thoroughbreds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blain Drake, who rushed for 85 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 73 yards and one touchdown. South Aiken also got a significant boost from Kaeleb O'Berry, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.

Xavier Geter had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 116 yards and one score, while also throwing for 181 yards and three TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes for Midland Valley. The dominant performance also gave Geter a new career-high in passer rating (163.2). Another player making a difference was Preston Smith, who rushed for 93 yards and one touchdown.

South Aiken now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Midland Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Aiken will welcome Aiken at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Thoroughbreds will be up against the Fighting Green Hornets' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.11 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Midland Valley, they will host North Augusta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will need to watch out since the Yellow Jackets have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.