After losing to Springwood the last time they met, Southern Christian decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Southern Christian Patriots took down the Springwood Wildcats 55-36 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Leading Southern Christian to victory were Elijah Bailey and Jagger Scott. Bailey rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, while Scott gained 164 total yards and five touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southern Christian was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 436 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Springwood only gained 279.
Southern Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Owen Vaughan and Scott.
Despite the loss, Springwood still got an impressive performance from CJ Johnson, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southern Christian's win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southern Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Stewart County at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th. As for Springwood, they will be playing at home against Lighthouse HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lighthouse HomeSchool focused on turnovers this week as team gave up seven on Friday.
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