The Strom Thurmond Rebels will square off against the Emerald Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Strom Thurmond is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points back in August, they were much more limited against North Augusta on Friday. They fell 14-7 to the Yellow Jackets. The loss was the Rebels' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Emerald entered their matchup against Broome on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Emerald fell just short of Broome by a score of 28-25. Despite 84 more yards than the Centurions, the Vikings couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Emerald's defeat came about despite a quality game from KD Abney, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Emerald's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Kam Langford was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Even though they lost, Emerald was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Strom Thurmond's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Emerald, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything went Strom Thurmond's way against Emerald in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 as Strom Thurmond made off with a 31-6 win. Does Strom Thurmond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Emerald turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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