The South Aiken Thoroughbreds are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Lakeside Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
South Aiken is headed out to face Lakeside after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. South Aiken enjoyed a cozy 35-18 win over Silver Bluff on Friday.
Jevon Edwards went supernova for South Aiken, rushing for 303 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Edwards was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 57 yards.
South Aiken didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kris Lee and Jordan Williams. South Aiken got some further help from Tyson Braxton: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lakeside had to kick off their season on the road last Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They took down Grovetown 30-12.
Ty Jones and Brandon Grissom were among the main playmakers for Lakeside as the former rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
South Aiken lost to Lakeside on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Thankfully for South Aiken, Jaden Taylor (who rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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