After flying high against Southside last Friday, Laurens came back down to earth. The Laurens Raiders were beaten by the Wren Hurricanes 55-3 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 14th).
Reese Price was his usual excellent self, rushing for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries for Wren. Price's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. Colten Bagwell was another key player, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Laurens' loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Wren, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Laurens will take on Westside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Laurens likes a good challenge. As for Wren, they will challenge Southside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wren is facing Southside at the right time seeing as Southside is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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