South Gwinnett hasn't had much luck against Grayson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Gwinnett Comets will host the Grayson Rams at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with South Gwinnett sitting on three straight wins and Grayson on five.
South Gwinnett will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Archer, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. South Gwinnett was the clear victor by a 56-32 margin over Archer on Saturday. Considering the Comets have won three contests by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Gwinnett to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Butler, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown. Butler's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Eric Ramey Iii, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Gwinnett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Grayson owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance last Monday. They pulled ahead with a 1-0 photo finish over Rockdale County. The one-point effort marked the Rams' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
South Gwinnett's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Grayson, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
South Gwinnett might still be hurting after the 28-6 loss they got from Grayson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will South Gwinnett have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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