Football Preview: Darlington Falcons vs. Crestwood Knights
Darlington is 1-7 against Crestwood since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Darlington Falcons will be playing at home against the Crestwood Knights at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Darlington's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hartsville on Friday. They were outmatched by the Red Foxes on the road and fell 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Red Foxes are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, a win for Crestwood just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Hartsville, falling 41-7.
Crestwood wouldn't let Hartsville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Crestwood can thank Ahmadre Ricks and Jayden Wright for forcing both of them.
This is the second loss in a row for Darlington and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Crestwood, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Darlington was dealt a bruising 39-12 defeat at the hands of Crestwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Darlington, Javion Martin (who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns) 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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