The Strom Thurmond Rebels will challenge the Chester Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Strom Thurmond is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Strom Thurmond and Batesburg-Leesville were almost perfectly matched up, but Strom Thurmond suffered an 8-7 defeat. Despite 183 more yards than the Panthers, the Rebels couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Meanwhile, while Chester put up plenty of points back in October, the same can't be said for Mid-Carolina. Chester took their match with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Mid-Carolina. The result was nothing new for the Cyclones, who have now won four matchups by 34 points or more so far this season.
Trooper Floyd was his usual excellent self, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Chester is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.5 points per game. As for Strom Thurmond, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
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