Augusta Prep Day is 2-8 against Gatewood since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Augusta Prep Day lost to St. Andrew's on the road by a 39-21 margin. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Augusta Prep Day saw an underclassman step up: Carter Chavous rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gatewood). They put the hurt on Mount de Sales Academy with a sharp 46-20 victory two weeks ago. The win was familiar territory for the Gators who have now won three games in a row.
Augusta Prep Day now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Gatewood, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Augusta Prep Day was taken down by Gatewood 54-12 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gatewood's Ames Johnson, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Augusta Prep Day knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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