There's no place like home for Southwest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down the Jefferson County Warriors 26-7 on Friday. This was payback for the Patriots, who suffered a 45-14 loss the last time these two teams met.
A big part of Southwest's win came down to the chemistry between Steve Robinson and his top target Jamarea Watkins. Robinson rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns while Watkins picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southwest wouldn't let Jefferson County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Justin Humphrey, Kyle Jefferson, and Montese Green picked up one apiece. Jefferson also made four total tackles, which is notable because Southwest is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-5 otherwise. Southwest got some further help from Rinaldo Callaway III: he picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Southwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
With the victory, Southwest broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6. As for Jefferson County, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Southwest will challenge East Laurens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Robinson and Tylan Snead. As for Jefferson County, they will square off against Bleckley County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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