Football Recap: Lower Richland's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Lower Richland won against Colleton County last Friday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went the Diamond Hornets' way against the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers as they made off with a 28-6 win. Considering the Diamond Hornets have won three contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Solomon Kelson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Ziyear Yates, who rushed for 57 yards and one TD.

Diamond Hornets

Rushing Yards

09/12/25 vs Batesburg-Leesville	260
09/05/25 @ Colleton County	166
08/29/25 vs Spring Valley	129
08/22/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin	102
11/15/24 @ Gilbert	217
+ 10 more games

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lower Richland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2024.

Lower Richland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eric Kirkland and Logan Styles. Kirkland also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with eight.

The victory (which was Lower Richland's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points on average over those games. As for Batesburg-Leesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lower Richland will venture away from home to challenge Darlington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Diamond Hornets' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they will head out to take on Calhoun County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will be up against the Saints' rather soft defense (which has allowed 38.5 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.