The Glynn Academy Terrors will challenge the Effingham County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Glynn Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 31-0 victory over South Effingham. Given the Terrors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Mustangs are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Glynn Academy wouldn't let South Effingham keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Glynn Academy can thank Cooper Reiss and Zion Gervais for forcing both of them. Reiss also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16. Quantavious Green was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Effingham County humbled Greenbrier with a 37-7 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-7.
A big part of Effingham County's win came down to the chemistry between Tucker Perkins and his top target Trayvis Hunter. Perkins threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while Hunter picked up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hunter torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards. Jr Mckenzie helped Perkins out on the ground, picking up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 67 yards.
Effingham County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece. Damion Gordon also made five total tackles, which is notable because Effingham County is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
Glynn Academy pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Effingham County, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Glynn Academy was dealt a bruising 49-3 loss at the hands of Effingham County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Glynn Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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