After flying high against Barnwell last Friday, South Aiken came back down to earth. The Thoroughbreds lost 35-14 to the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats on Friday. The contest marked the Thoroughbreds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Several Thoroughbreds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blain Drake, who threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushed for 84 yards.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere two yards per carry. The team can thank Levar Gilchrist for the heroic effort on defense: he. South Aiken's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.4.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brookland-Cayce to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Frick, who threw for 273 yards and three TDs while completing 74.1% of his passes. Tyree Johnson was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and one score.
South Aiken now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Brookland-Cayce, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
South Aiken has already played their next game, a 28-15 victory against Airport on the 26th. As for Brookland-Cayce, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 34-7 defeat against Midland Valley on the 26th.
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