The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles will take on the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Aiken took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Gray Collegiate Academy, who comes in off a win.
Gray Collegiate Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Airport 50-0 at home on Friday. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Eagles are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bj Montgomery continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 82 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 50 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Tyler Waller, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, South Aiken came up short against Brookland-Cayce back in September and fell 34-27. While the Thoroughbreds had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Bearcats 7-0.
South Aiken might have lost, but man, Jevon Edwards was a machine: he rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Edwards' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 156 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, South Aiken was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Gray Collegiate Academy pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Aiken, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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