Southeast Bulloch put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand the Portal Panthers a 14-0 shutout. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Panthers are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Southeast Bulloch came from Kayla Adams and Natayla Odom.
Southeast Bulloch didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Odom led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Southeast Bulloch pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Portal, they moved to 8-5 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southeast Bulloch will square off against Metter at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Bulloch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season. As for Portal, they will face off against New Hampstead on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Portal: 8.8, New Hampstead: 1.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
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