Grayson has gone 9-1 against Archer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Grayson Rams will square off against the Archer Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Archer is hoping to do what South Gwinnett couldn't on Friday: put an end to Grayson's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Grayson simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Gwinnett 41-7. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won three matches by 34 points or more so far this season.
Grayson's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Travis Burgess, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 116 yards on eight of 18 attempts. The dominant performance gave Burgess a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Elijah Miller, who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns.
Grayson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Gwinnett only rushed for 134.
Meanwhile, everything went Archer's way against Heritage on Friday as Archer made off with a 36-13 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Patriots are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grayson pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Archer, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Grayson against Archer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Archer's Jordan Do, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 252 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grayson still be able to contain Do? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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