Southern School of Energy and Sustainability entered their tilt with South Granville on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 22-13 win over the South Granville Vikings. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Vikings are ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southern School of Energy and Sustainability to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamari Holloway, who rushed for 143 yards on only 13 carries, and also picked up 53 receiving yards. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability also got a significant boost from Elijah Baldwin, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 128 yards.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability wouldn't let South Granville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Kj Liles was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Elisha Roberts was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why South Granville lost, don't look at Jamar Hicks. Despite the final result, he rushed for 107 yards on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Hicks has posted since back in October of 2023.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for South Granville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability and Louisburg are set to duel on Friday. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season. As for South Granville, they will square off against Vance County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vance County's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so South Granville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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