After flying high against Smithfield-Selma last Friday, South Garner came back down to earth. The South Garner Titans fell 16-3 to the Wake Forest Cougars on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Titans of the 31-21 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
South Garner wouldn't let Wake Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. South Garner can thank Ebenezer Ewatade and Ekene Ogboko for forcing all of them. Ewatade is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. South Garner got some further help from Amari Green: he made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Wake Forest got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Micah Olu out in front who rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Olu is now averaging an impressive 141 rushing yards per game.
South Garner's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Wake Forest, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Garner will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Enloe at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. As for Wake Forest, they will head out to take on Southeast Raleigh at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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