The Lexington Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the River Bluff Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Lexington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: White Knoll, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Lexington was ranked 25th). Lexington lost 35-14 to White Knoll on Friday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, River Bluff entered their game against Dutch Fork on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. River Bluff had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of Dutch Fork. The Gators have struggled against the Silver Foxes recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Hayden Myers, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
River Bluff's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Lexington, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Lexington strolled past River Bluff in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does River Bluff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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