The Rock Hill Bearcats will square off against the Indian Land Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rock Hill will be strutting in after a victory while Indian Land will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Rock Hill beat Clover 27-21. The Bearcats pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Rock Hill can attribute much of their success to Ian Grissom, who threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Indian Land entered their match against Marvin Ridge on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Indian Land was dealt a 38-9 loss at the hands of Marvin Ridge. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
The losing side was boosted by Jamol Horton, who rushed for 120 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Indian Land wouldn't let Marvin Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Indian Land can thank Leonard Goethe Jr and Jackson Conner for forcing both of them. Cj Petri was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles.
Even though they lost, Indian Land was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Rock Hill's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Indian Land, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Rock Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over Indian Land in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 22-12. Will Rock Hill repeat their success, or does Indian Land have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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