The Glynn Academy Terrors are taking a road trip to square off against the Brunswick Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Glynn Academy lost to Lakeside at home by a 28-14 margin. The Terrors were down 28-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Brunswick entered their tilt with Greenbrier on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Wolfpack by a score of 21-14. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brunswick to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nigel Gardner, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Gardner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. William Heck also helped out as he racked up 137 rushing yards.
Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Glynn Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Brunswick, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Glynn Academy beat Brunswick 22-15 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glynn Academy since the squad 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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