Football Recap: Crescent Now 5-1 over Last Six Games + How To Watch

The matchup between Crescent and Chesnee on Friday hardly resembled the 18-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Tigers came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 45-36. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.

Mason Evans

Rushing Touchdowns (Career)

10/24/25 @ Chesnee	4
10/10/25 @ West-Oak	2
08/29/25 vs Palmetto	2
10/03/25 vs Walhalla	1
09/26/25 vs Liberty	1

Mason Evans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 121 yards and four scores on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 147 yards and one touchdown. Those four rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kevin Hatten, who rushed for 91 yards and one TD on only seven carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Crescent was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in four consecutive games.

Chesnee's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kale Thrift, who rushed for 108 yards and three scores, and Evan-Reece Lawter, who rushed for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Crescent is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.0 points over those games. As for Chesnee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.

Coming up, Crescent will face off against Pendleton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Chesnee, they will take on Landrum at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will be up against the Cardinals' rather soft defense (which has allowed 28.33 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.