Football Recap: Woodmont Wildcats vs. Hillcrest Rams
A win for Woodmont just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Hillcrest Rams, falling 56-17. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Rams are ranked 17th).
Despite the loss, Woodmont still got an impressive performance from Ezekiel Belcher, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown. Belcher is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season.
A big part of Hillcrest's victory came down to the chemistry between Kalab Sutton and his top target Weston Willis. Sutton threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Willis picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Willis was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 55 yards. Hillcrest also got a significant boost from Frank Starks Iii, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 102 yards.
Woodmont dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hillcrest, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Woodmont will take on Easley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodmont is facing Easley at the right time seeing as Easley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Hillcrest, they will challenge Greenwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season.
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