Battery Creek rolled to its second straight win with a 38-20 home victory over Region 8-3A rival Lake Marion on Friday.
Tre Booth rushed for 182 yards and a 47-yard touchdown, and Jacove Anderson rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Dolphins’ resurgent rushing attack.
After spotting the Gators a 6-0 lead, Battery Creek scored 38 consecutive points before Lake Marion added a pair of late touchdowns.
Anderson tied it with a 45-yard TD run, and the Dolphins took the lead with a two-point conversion. Allen added a 6-yard TD run and Obadahous Wilson threw a 12-yard TD pass to Kyseem Jabbar to make it 22-6 at halftime.
Booth’s 47-yard touchdown run and Anderson’s 5-yard TD run in the third quarter made it 38-6 before the Gators closed the gap with two late scores.
Jabbar also had two interceptions and Luke Sanders had one for Battery Creek.
The Dolphins (2-3, 1-1) travel to Ridgeland-Hardeeville for a region matchup next Friday.