The Lexington Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the James F. Byrnes Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Lexington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: River Bluff, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Lexington was ranked 23rd). Lexington took a 24-10 bruising from River Bluff on Friday. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, James F. Byrnes beat Boiling Springs 27-22 last Friday.
James F. Byrnes relied on the efforts of Zy Landrum, who threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and Tre Segarra, who rushed for 142 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Landrum a new career-high in rushing yards (89).
James F. Byrnes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anquan Jean and Octavius Davis. Davis also made four total tackles, which is notable because James F. Byrnes is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise. Shayne Dixon was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
James F. Byrnes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for James F. Byrnes, their record now sits at 4-5.
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