Briarwood Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Southland Academy Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Southland Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Briarwood Academy, who comes in off a win.
Briarwood Academy's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Augusta Prep Day offense got past them. Briarwood Academy secured a 39-35 W over Augusta Prep Day on Friday.
Briarwood Academy found their leader in sophomore Cutler Fleming, who threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Those 250 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Fleming.
Briarwood Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Briarwood Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Banks DeMore and Levi Lanier.
Meanwhile, a win for Southland Academy just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 32-12 to Southwest Georgia Academy. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Briarwood Academy's record now sits at 8-1. As for Southland Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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