Surry County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 13-0 to the Middlesex Chargers on Thursday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Aaron Clayton threw for 68 yards on four of 14 attempts. On the ground, Amir Beaufort rushed for 64 yards.
Jakub Bowen went supernova For Middlesex., rushing for 91 yards and one TD on only eight carries. Those 91 rushing yards gave Bowen a new career-high.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Surry County is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will face off against Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on September 5. As for Middlesex, they will head out to take on Northumberland at 7:00 p.m. on September 5.
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