After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Forsyth, South Cobb was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Banneker Trojans as they made off with a 28-6 victory. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 34-10 loss the last time these two teams met.
South Cobb got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Freedom Jones out in front who threw for 248 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 151 yards on only 14 carries. Ty'Lil Terrell was Jones' top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and three scores.
The victory got South Cobb back to even at 1-1. As for Banneker, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
South Cobb didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 41-14 win against Drew on the 29th. As for Banneker, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Jonesboro at 7:30 p.m. on the 5th.
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