Airport has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Aiken took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Airport, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Airport finally turned things around against Aiken on Friday. They took down the Fighting Green Hornets 34-16. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, South Aiken came up short against Brookland-Cayce on Friday and fell 34-27.
South Aiken might have lost, but man, Jevon Edwards was a machine: he rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Edwards' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 156 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, South Aiken was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Airport's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for South Aiken, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Airport might still be hurting after the 38-15 loss they got from South Aiken in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Edwards, who rushed for 250 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Now that Airport knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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