The Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles will challenge the Savannah Country Day Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 43 points on October 4th, they were much more limited against Trinity Christian Academy on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Conquerors on the road and fell 49-3. The Eagles have struggled against the Conquerors recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Even if they lost, Episcopal School of Jacksonville's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Carter Trobaugh and Liam Gonzalez, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 33-21 to Toombs County. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 42nd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Isaiah Batten, who threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooks Kleinpeter, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Savannah Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville took their victory against Savannah Country Day when the teams last played back in September of 2015 by a conclusive 33-7. Will Episcopal School of Jacksonville repeat their success, or does Savannah Country Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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