Football Preview: Bluffton Bobcats vs. Hilton Head Island Seahawks
Bluffton and Hilton Head Island are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Bluffton Bobcats have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Hilton Head Island Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Bluffton strolled past Lucy Beckham with points to spare, taking the game 31-17. The Bobcats pushed the score to 31-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bengals cut but never quite recovered from.
Aedan Mccarthy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Nate Ulmer was Mccarthy's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bluffton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Lucas Gates, Carnell Warren, and Warren picked up one apiece. Ashton Chambers also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Malcolm Gordon was another major factor on D, making 19 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Hilton Head Island entered their tilt with Hampton County on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Hurricanes 35-14. Considering the Seahawks have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Troy Timko continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Thaddeus Czarnecki, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hilton Head Island was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Bluffton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hilton Head Island, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Bluffton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Hilton Head Island in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Timko, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bluffton still be able to contain Timko? There's only one way to find out.
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