Football Preview: Bluffton Bobcats vs. Hampton County Hurricanes
After two games on the road, Bluffton is heading back home. They will host the Hampton County Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Bluffton took a blow against Savannah Country Day, falling 44-16. The loss was the Bobcats' first of the season.
Although Bluffton took the loss, they still got scores from Tyler Wolfe and Kordell Holley. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Ulmer, who picked up 57 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Bluffton's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Isaiah Bastian was especially locked on to Savannah Country Day's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, Bastian is now averaging an impressive 6.3 total tackles per game. Bluffton got some further help from Chris Doyle: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hampton County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Silver Bluff by a score of 14-7.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bluffton fell to 2-1. As for Hampton County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Bluffton has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 273 passing yards per game. Hampton County, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 209 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Bluffton couldn't quite finish off Hampton County in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 and fell 17-14. Can Bluffton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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