Laurence Manning Academy entered their matchup against Wilson Hall on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Laurence Manning Academy Swampcats were outmatched by the Wilson Hall Barons at home and fell 42-15. The Swampcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilson Hall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ben Mclaurin, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mclaurin a new career-high in rushing yards. Milling Galloway was another key rusher, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Laurence Manning Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Wilson Hall, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Laurence Manning Academy will welcome Augusta Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Laurence Manning Academy is facing Augusta Christian at the right time seeing as Augusta Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Wilson Hall, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Camden Military at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilson Hall's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Camden Military's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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