The Airport Eagles will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Airport is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 34-13 to May River last Friday. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, while Orangeburg-Wilkinson put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Hemingway. Orangeburg-Wilkinson breezed by Hemingway at home to the tune of 56-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bruins just coasted through the last quarter.
Jordan Avinger had a dynamite game for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, rushing for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Avinger's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Brenden Peoples, who threw for 89 yards and three touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes.
Airport was able to grind out a solid victory over Orangeburg-Wilkinson in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, winning 25-15. Does Airport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orangeburg-Wilkinson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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