Football Preview: Strom Thurmond Rebels vs. Ninety Six Wildcats
Strom Thurmond has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Ninety Six Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Strom Thurmond is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.1 points per game this season.
Strom Thurmond's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Saluda offense got past them. Strom Thurmond fell 35-25 to Saluda on Friday. The Rebels' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Strom Thurmond might have lost, but man, Jay Sewell was a machine: he picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ninety Six). They breezed by American Leadership Academy to the tune of 56-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Strom Thurmond's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Ninety Six, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Strom Thurmond against Ninety Six in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 42-8 victory. Will Strom Thurmond repeat their success, or does Ninety Six have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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