The South Gwinnett Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Grovetown Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Gwinnett will be strutting in after a win while Grovetown will be coming in after a loss.
South Gwinnett is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-6 victory over Rockdale County. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Gwinnett can attribute much of their success to Xavier Butler, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Eric Ramey Iii, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Butler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Grovetown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 63-0 loss at the hands of Grayson. The game marked the first time this season in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
South Gwinnett's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Grovetown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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