Gretna waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Appomattox County Raiders by a score of 20-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hawks also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gretna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rayshaun Logan, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave Logan a new career-high in rushing yards.
Gretna wouldn't let Appomattox County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Reneer Jones, Jay Giggetts, Amarii Phelps, and Rome Barbour picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Phelps is now averaging an impressive 7 total tackles per game. Gretna got some further help from Shikem Witcher: he made 18 total tackles.
Gretna's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Appomattox County, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Gretna has already played their next matchup, a 41-14 victory against Dan River on the 4th. As for Appomattox County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 29-8 defeat against Altavista on the 4th.
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