Southwest Georgia STEM Charter has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Atkinson County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Southwest Georgia STEM Charter on the road against Spring Creek Charter Academy as the team secured a 50-9 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Atkinson County). They claimed a resounding 54-18 victory over Central on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Atkinson County's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Darrian Roberts, who rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Roberts' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Ladarien Roberts was another key rusher, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Atkinson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 255 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
The victory got Southwest Georgia STEM Charter back to even at 2-2. As for Atkinson County, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.
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