After flying high against South Effingham last Monday, Evans came back down to earth. The Evans Knights took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Statesboro Blue Devils on Friday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2020.
Despite the loss, Evans still got an impressive performance from Jeremy Howard, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 163 rushing yards gave Howard a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Evans was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Statesboro was led to victory by Ty Chambers and Beckham Jarrard. Chambers gained 166 total yards and a touchdown, while Jarrard threw for 214 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. Gage Newsome also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Evans now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Statesboro, their record now sits at an identical 3-4.
Evans will look to defend their home field on Friday against Greenbrier at 7:30 p.m. As for Statesboro, they are taking a road trip to take on South Effingham at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Statesboro is facing South Effingham at the right time seeing as South Effingham is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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