North Augusta waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles out 20-17.
When it comes to explaining why Gray Collegiate Academy lost, don't look at Bj Montgomery. Despite the final result, he rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Montgomery has posted since back in November of 2023. Zion Job got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
North Augusta pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.5 points per game. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
North Augusta will stay at home for another week and welcome Airport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Augusta is facing Airport at the right time seeing as Airport is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Gray Collegiate Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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