The Savannah Christian Raiders will challenge the Savannah Country Day Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Savannah Christian sitting on nine straight victories and Savannah Country Day on three.
If Savannah Country Day heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Savannah Christian took over last week. Savannah Christian came out on top against Toombs County by a score of 14-7 on November 1st. The 14-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Savannah Christian came from Zo Smalls and Weston Hughes.
One reason for the win was Savannah Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ladamion Guyton and Isaiah Redmond, who racked up four sacks between them. Guyton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played. Another thorn in Toombs County's side was Elijah Griffin, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Savannah Country Day rose to the challenge on Friday. They secured a 23-17 W over the Mustangs.
Hyers Holland had a dynamite game for Savannah Country Day, rushing for 144 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. Those 144 rushing yards gave Holland a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Batten, who threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Savannah Christian pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Savannah Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Savannah Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 254.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Savannah Country Day, though, as they've been averaging only 79.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Savannah Christian against Savannah Country Day in their previous meeting back in October, as the squad secured a 38-7 win. In that contest, Savannah Christian amassed a halftime lead of 24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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