Savannah Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Toombs County Bulldogs by a score of 14-7. The 14-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Savannah Christian came from Zo Smalls and Weston Hughes.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Savannah Christian's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ladamion Guyton and Isaiah Redmond, who racked up four sacks between them. Guyton has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Elijah Griffin was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Toombs County lost, don't look at Gavin Fletcher. Despite the final result, he picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Fletcher got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 50 yards.
Savannah Christian pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Toombs County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1.
Savannah Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Toombs County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Swainsboro at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Toombs County's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Swainsboro's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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