Football Preview: South Pointe Stallions vs. Ballantyne Ridge Wolves
The South Pointe Stallions will head out on the road to challenge the Ballantyne Ridge Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ballantyne Ridge took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on South Pointe, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, South Pointe took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 49-3 victory over Rock Hill. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Bearcats are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mason Pickett-Hicks was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 39 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 133 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Jordan Collins was in the mix too, providing South Pointe with two touchdowns touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Pointe's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aakil Brown and Tamareon Williams who racked up five sacks between them. Brown's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up three sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss). Another thorn in Rock Hill's side was Brysen Ginn, who picked up a sack, made 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Pointe was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 471 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Ballantyne Ridge couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of Fort Mill.
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