Football Preview: Loris Lions vs. Georgetown Bulldogs
The Loris Lions will take on the Georgetown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Loris will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Loris will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 26-point they dealt Waccamaw on Friday. Everything went Loris' way against Waccamaw as Loris made off with a 40-14 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Loris' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Makel Stephens, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and Khalid Sherman, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 126 rushing yards gave Sherman a new career-high. Roderick Purcha was another key rusher, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Loris wouldn't let Waccamaw keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Loris can thank Avery Todd and Javon Johnson for forcing both of them. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 17 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Loris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a victory for Georgetown just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 64-15 loss at the hands of Marlboro County. While losing is never fun, Georgetown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while Marlboro County is ranked 46th).
Loris' win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Georgetown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Loris took their victory against Georgetown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. Will Loris repeat their success, or does Georgetown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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