The Chester Cyclones will play host again on Friday to welcome the Strom Thurmond Rebels, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Chester will be strutting in after a victory while Strom Thurmond will be coming in after a loss.
Chester's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in October. They blew past Mid-Carolina, posting a 42-0 win. The Cyclones might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 34 points or more this season.
Trooper Floyd was his usual excellent self, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. Chester is 4-1 when Floyd posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Strom Thurmond was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 8-7 to Batesburg-Leesville. The Rebels gained 183 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Chester is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44 points. As for Strom Thurmond, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
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