Aiken was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 55-7 loss at the hands of the Midland Valley Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Green Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Mustangs are ranked 78th).
Tanner Padgett threw for 111 yards on 12 of 20 attempts.
Caleb Griffin was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards.
The critical scores for Midland Valley came from Kamari Curtis, Montez Mcmillan, Xavier Geter, Caleb Williams, Karinton ? Kas ? Sabb, Preston Smith, and Preston Mcnair. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Butler, who threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Aiken's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Midland Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Aiken will square off against North Augusta at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Augusta is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Aiken will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Midland Valley, they will face off against Airport at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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