After each having a week off, the Sandy Creek Patriots and the Cedar Grove Saints will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. Sandy Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Cedar Grove likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Sandy Creek made easy work of Troup County and carried off a 42-17 victory. Considering the Patriots have won eight matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Amari Latimer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 228 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 54 receiving yards and one score. Latimer is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 104 every time he's taken the field this season.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sandy Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Jt Austin
| 10/31/25 @ Troup County | 4 |
| 10/24/25 vs Mary Persons | 1 |
| 10/17/25 @ Whitewater | 1 |
| 10/10/25 vs Fayette County | 1 |
| 09/19/25 vs Trinity Christian | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Another reason for the win was Sandy Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Jt Austin was especially locked on to Troup County's QB and sacked him four times. Thanks to that big game, Austin is now up to 11 sacks on the season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cedar Grove beat Luella 19-13 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
The win got Cedar Grove back to even at 5-5. As for Sandy Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Sandy Creek suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Cedar Grove in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Patriots were down 28-0.
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