The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks will face off against the Calhoun County Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blackville-Hilda will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Blackville-Hilda is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wagener-Salley 50-6 at home on Friday. With that victory, the Fighting Hawks brought their scoring average up to 27.5 points per game.
Jaquel Holman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 206 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Samari Williams, who rushed for 41 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blackville-Hilda was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Calhoun County's offense. They were outmatched by Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at home and fell 28-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Saints have suffered against the Trojans since October 10, 2014.
Blackville-Hilda pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Calhoun County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Blackville-Hilda was dealt a bruising 34-7 defeat at the hands of Calhoun County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Blackville-Hilda have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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