The Southland Academy Raiders will take on the Briarwood Academy Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Southland Academy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 23rd two weeks ago. They came up short against Southwest Georgia Academy, falling 32-12. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Briarwood Academy has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.22 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They snuck past Augusta Prep Day with a 39-35 victory.
Cutler Fleming had an outrageously good game as he threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt.
Briarwood Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Briarwood Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Banks DeMore and Levi Lanier.
Southland Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Briarwood Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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