The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. Brookland-Cayce took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on South Aiken, who comes in off a win.
South Aiken's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Barnwell's usually-dominant defense. South Aiken managed a 31-26 victory over Barnwell.
Jevon Edwards was his usual excellent self, rushing for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 156 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tucker Bryan was another key player, throwing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.
South Aiken was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
South Aiken wouldn't let Barnwell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Aiken can thank Tyson Braxton and Keon Raysor for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Brookland-Cayce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 35-13 to May River. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
South Aiken's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Brookland-Cayce, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
South Aiken lost to Brookland-Cayce on the road by a decisive 35-20 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can South Aiken avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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