After both having extra time off, the Savannah Christian Raiders and the Savannah Country Day Hornets will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Savannah Christian is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Back in September, everything went Savannah Christian's way against Fellowship Christian as Savannah Christian made off with a 28-7 win. Fans of the Raiders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Zo Smalls continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 234 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Those 234 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blaise Thomas, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Savannah Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day got the win against Tattnall County last Friday by a conclusive 31-9. The Hornets' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Savannah Country Day to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerimiah Brown, who picked up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Batten, who threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns.
Savannah Country Day wouldn't let Tattnall County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Savannah Country Day can thank Boone Wiesner and Andrew Nicholson for forcing both of them.
Savannah Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Savannah Country Day, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Savannah Christian against Savannah Country Day in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Will Savannah Christian repeat their success, or does Savannah Country Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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