South Aiken entered their contest against Gray Collegiate Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The South Aiken Thoroughbreds had to suffer through a 63-13 loss at the hands of the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles. The Thoroughbreds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-6.
Despite the defeat, South Aiken saw an underclassman step up: Kyson Mcleod picked up 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mcleod torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Bryan, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Leading Gray Collegiate Academy to victory were Tyler Waller and Bj Montgomery. Waller threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, while Montgomery rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Montgomery is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Zion Job was in the mix as well, providing Gray Collegiate Academy with two touchdowns.
South Aiken's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
South Aiken has already played their next match, a 35-28 win against Gilbert on the 22nd. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-7 victory against Brookland-Cayce on the 22nd.
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