Southwest won the last time they faced East Laurens, and things went their way on Friday too. The Southwest Patriots came out on top against the East Laurens Falcons by a score of 20-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Steve Robinson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 108 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Jamarea Watkins, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Southwest's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 6.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Rinaldo Callaway and Marquis Hutchings, who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Southwest is 2-1 when Hutchings posts two or more sacks, but 2-5 otherwise. Another thorn in East Laurens' side was Jordan Gooden, who picked up a sack, made five total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Southwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Southwest's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-6. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points per game. As for East Laurens, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Southwest will head out to face off against Toombs County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Toombs County's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Southwest's offense will have their work cut out for them. East Laurens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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