Strom Thurmond has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Ninety Six Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Strom Thurmond is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.1 points per game this season.
Strom Thurmond's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Saluda offense got past them. Strom Thurmond fell 35-25 to Saluda on Friday. The Rebels' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Strom Thurmond might have lost, but man, Jay Sewell was a machine: he picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ninety Six). They breezed by American Leadership Academy to the tune of 56-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Strom Thurmond's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Ninety Six, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Strom Thurmond against Ninety Six in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 42-8 victory. Will Strom Thurmond repeat their success, or does Ninety Six have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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