After flying high against Grovetown last Monday, Archer came back down to earth. The Archer Tigers came up short against the South Gwinnett Comets on Saturday, falling 56-32. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Comets are ranked 39th).
Despite the loss, Archer still got an impressive performance from Jordan Do, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns.
South Gwinnett was led to victory by Xavier Butler and Eric Ramey Iii. Butler rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, while Ramey Iii rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 166 rushing yards gave Butler a new career-high. Jackson Cook also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Archer dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Gwinnett, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Archer will head out to challenge Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Archer's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for South Gwinnett, they will be playing at home against Grayson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Grayson will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something South Gwinnett surely won't give up without a fight.
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