Football Preview: Easley Green Wave vs. Woodmont Wildcats
The Easley Green Wave will take on the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Easley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against J.L. Mann on Friday. They were outmatched by the Patriots at home and fell 55-6. The Green Wave were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Meanwhile, Woodmont was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 35-31 to Greenville. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Woodmont got top-tier performance from Ezekiel Belcher, who rushed for 279 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry. Belcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season. Woodmont also got a significant boost from Tj Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woodmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 505 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Easley's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Woodmont, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Easley lost to Woodmont at home by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodmont's Jordan Sink, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Now that Easley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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