Pelion hasn't had much luck against Strom Thurmond recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pelion Panthers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 7:30 p.m.
Pelion's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Saluda on Thursday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Tigers are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Strom Thurmond). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-0 victory over American Leadership Academy. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Strom Thurmond found their leader in underclassman Gregory Moore, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown. Those 89 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Moore. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaheed Williams, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Strom Thurmond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keson Broadwater and Williams. Those 51 rushing yards gave Williams a new career-high.
Pelion's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Strom Thurmond, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Pelion was taken down by Strom Thurmond 43-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pelion was down 23-0.
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