Lugoff-Elgin is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Aiken a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Lugoff-Elgin Demons will welcome the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Aiken took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lugoff-Elgin, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Lugoff-Elgin didn't have too much trouble with Darlington on the road as they won 35-18.
Jar'Kese Grant was a one-man wrecking crew for Lugoff-Elgin as he rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Grant really tore up the turf during one magnificent 87-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Shamil Saadiq, who picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lugoff-Elgin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Justin Miller, Preston Rhodes, and Logan Hinton picked up one apiece. Rhodes is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made 12 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. David Miller was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lugoff-Elgin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Aiken fell victim to Hilton Head Island and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Seahawks, falling 45-0.
Lugoff-Elgin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Aiken, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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