Football Game Preview: Hampton County Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 2:57am

Football Preview: Hampton County Hurricanes vs. Silver Bluff Bulldogs

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The Hampton County Hurricanes will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Silver Bluff Bulldogs on Friday. Silver Bluff took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hampton County, who comes in off a win.

Hampton County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 33-0 victory over Allendale-Fairfax. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hurricanes just coasted through the last quarter.

Meanwhile, Silver Bluff lost 33-12 to Strom Thurmond on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Rebels are ranked 29th).

Hampton County pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Silver Bluff, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.

Hampton County suffered a grim 40-14 defeat to Silver Bluff in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Hampton County, Traevon Dunbar (who rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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