The Savannah Country Day Hornets will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Savannah Christian Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Savannah Country Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
Savannah Country Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 23-17 win over Mount Vernon.
Hyers Holland was a one-man wrecking crew for Savannah Country Day as he rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Holland a new career-high in rushing yards. Isaiah Batten was another key player, throwing for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Savannah Christian put another one in the bag on November 1st to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over Toombs County. The 14-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Savannah Christian came from Zo Smalls and Weston Hughes.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Savannah Christian's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ladamion Guyton and Isaiah Redmond, who racked up four sacks between them. Guyton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played. Another thorn in Toombs County's side was Elijah Griffin, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Savannah Christian pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Savannah Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Savannah Country Day took a serious blow against Savannah Christian in their previous meeting back in October, falling 38-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Savannah Country Day was down 24-0.
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