Football Preview: Fort Mill Yellow Jackets vs. Nation Ford Falcons
Fort Mill hasn't had much luck against Nation Ford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets will square off against the Nation Ford Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Fort Mill is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They took a 20-6 bruising from Indian Land.
Meanwhile, Nation Ford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 53-20 loss at the hands of Clover. 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 109th, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Nation Ford got top-tier performance from Lucas Barz, who picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Josh Ameo also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Fort Mill's record now sits at 1-7. As for Nation Ford, their record now sits at 1-8.
Things could have been worse for Fort Mill, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 27-13 loss to Nation Ford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nation Ford's Kaden Barnett, who threw for 329 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Fort Mill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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