North Myrtle Beach has gone 5-0 against Marlboro County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs will host the Marlboro County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. North Myrtle Beach, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Marlboro County's (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, North Myrtle Beach was beaten by Loris 41-14. The Chiefs were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, Marlboro County won against Scotland last Friday with 40 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Marlboro County was the clear victor by a 40-16 margin over Conway. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Justin Purvis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 93 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nydarion Blackwell, who threw for 251 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marlboro County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
North Myrtle Beach's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Marlboro County, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Everything went North Myrtle Beach's way against Marlboro County in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 as North Myrtle Beach made off with a 28-7 win. Does North Myrtle Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marlboro County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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