Football Preview: Greenwood Eagles vs. Woodmont Wildcats
After two games on the road, Greenwood is heading back home. They will welcome the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greenwood's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Woodmont's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Greenwood will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points back in September, then bounced right back against Greenville on Saturday. Greenwood strolled past Greenville with points to spare, taking the game 34-20.
Meanwhile, Woodmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of T.L. Hanna. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-7.
Woodmont might have lost, but man, Ezekiel Belcher was a machine: he rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Belcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tj Williams handled things on the ground, rushing for 92 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woodmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Greenwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-1-1 record this season. As for Woodmont, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Greenwood might still be hurting after the 27-7 defeat they got from Woodmont when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Greenwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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