A Gaffney defensive lineman pressures Greenville quarterback Matthew Roberts during first-half action Thursday. The Indian defense recorded five sacks in a win over the Red Raiders. Tropical Storm Hanna wasn't a factor in Thursday's game against Greenville, but the Gaffney defense continues to pack a powerful punch of its own.

For the second straight game, the Indians held their opponent under 300 total yards. The Red Raiders rushed for only 87 yards on 34 carries.

Quarterback Matthew Roberts, who threw for more than 250 yards in Greenville's win over Gaffney last season, completed 12 of his 22 passes for 181 yards. He was picked off twice and sacked five times.

The Gaffney defense was particularly effective in the second half, holding the Red Raiders to 70 total yards.

For the year, the defense is giving up 9.5 points and 107 passing yards a game.

"Hats off to the defense," Gaffney coach Phil Strickland said. "We told them at halftime they had to make plays and find ways to get to pressure the quarterback."

Gaffney defensive coordinator Dan Jones said the Indians turned up the pressure by sending their linebackers after the quarterback.

"They just played hard and broke free," Jones said.

Jones said the Indians set the tone for the game early by shutting down the Red Raider running game. The unit accomplished that with only three down linemen.

"We took them out of their running game and that was key," he said.

The Indians' game plan was to stop the Red Raiders' passing game. The Indians didn't get high marks in that area, according to Jones.

"We didn't do a good job at it," he said. "But we had a few sacks and did what we had to do."

Roberts completed more than 50 percent of his passes but was picked off twice. For the second straight game, the Indians had trouble stopping Greenville wideout Chris Hall, who caught 13 passes for 141 yards.

Hall also topped the 10- catch mark in last season's matchup.

Jones said he was particulary pleased with the play of the defensive line. Linebackers John Michaels and Quincey Jackson also had huge games.

"John and Quincey played well and the defensive line got a lot of pressure," Jones said.