The Savannah Savages are taking a road trip to face off against the Chillicothe Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Savannah will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Savannah is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-7 victory over Cameron. Considering the Savages have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Aiden Knechtenhofer, who rushed for 113 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 118 yards and a touchdown on perfect 8-for-8 passing. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Max Howe did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Savannah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 283 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Savannah wouldn't let Cameron keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kegan Bechtold, Jackson Dudeck, and Cooper Burnsides picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lafayette on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win.
Savannah's record is now 4-2. As for Chillicothe, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Savannah against Chillicothe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 61-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Savannah since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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