Two dominant backs in Jaquel Holman and Dashun Reeder are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks will take on the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blackville-Hilda had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Wagener-Salley, posting a 28-0 victory on the road. The victory was familiar territory for Blackville-Hilda who now have three in a row.
The critical scores for Blackville-Hilda came from Kaiden Aiken, Jamarien Priester, and Tamari (td) daniels.
Meanwhile, Christ Church Episcopal had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.9 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They put the hurt on McBee with a sharp 43-21 win. With Christ Church Episcopal ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Christ Church Episcopal's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tucker Hendrix, who threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Jackson Repp, who picked up 182 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Repp has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last five times he's played.
Christ Church Episcopal's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Patrick Mcmaster and Jake Good who racked up four sacks between them.
Blackville-Hilda is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Christ Church Episcopal, they have yet to lose a match at home this season, leaving them with a 10-2 record.
Keep an eye on the end zone in Friday's game as the pair haven't had much trouble getting there this season. Blackville-Hilda commands a daunting offense this season, having averaged 4.9 touchdowns per game. However, it's not like Christ Church Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been even better at 5.8 per game. With these two high-octane teams facing off on Friday, fans should be in for an exciting offensive matchup. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
