After mounting a valiant second-half effort, the Gatewood Gators came just two points short of completing an unexpected comeback on Sept. 9, as the Raiders from Southland Academy held on to take a 35-33 win back home to Americus.
The teams headed to the locker room with the Gators behind 28-13 at the half. Head coach Jeff Ratliff knew he had to get his team’s attention, so he channeled some help…