Southwest and Toombs County squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Southwest had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Toombs County Bulldogs, falling 62-8. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 57th).
Steve Robinson threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Montese Green was his top target, making three total tackles.
Tj Stanley was his usual excellent self, throwing for 246 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown for Toombs County. Another player making a difference was Gavin Fletcher, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southwest's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Toombs County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
Southwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Toombs County, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Commerce at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Commerce will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Toombs County surely won't give up without a fight.
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