Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Aiken). They came out on top against the Airport Eagles by a score of 40-27 on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Thoroughbreds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Jevon Edwards, who rushed for 308 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. South Aiken also got help from Kyson Mcleod, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
South Aiken was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was South Aiken's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Javarse Houston with two.
South Aiken has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Airport, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
As of now, neither South Aiken nor Airport have any future games scheduled.
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