The Fox Creek Predators will head out on the road to face off against the Keenan Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Fox Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Newberry on Friday. They were dealt a 47-0 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Predators' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Keenan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They breezed by Silver Bluff at home to the tune of 44-15 on Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Raiders pulled away in the second half with 38 points.
Desmond Washington went supernova for Keenan, throwing for 360 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Washington is becoming a predictor of Keenan's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Hunter O'Neal, who gained 94 total yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Fox Creek's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Keenan, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Fox Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Keenan in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, winning 28-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fox Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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