Football Preview: Belton-Honea Path Bears vs. Palmetto Mustangs
Belton-Honea Path is 10-0 against Palmetto since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Belton-Honea Path Bears have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Palmetto Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Belton-Honea Path knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Palmetto likes a good challenge.
Belton-Honea Path is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Southside Christian 63-20. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won ten matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Belton-Honea Path relied on the efforts of Marquise Henderson, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Noah Thomas, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Henderson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mj Earl, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Belton-Honea Path's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Justin Lathon was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, Palmetto strolled past Chapman with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 29-15. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Belton-Honea Path pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.5 points. As for Palmetto, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Belton-Honea Path took their victory against Palmetto in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 37-14. Does Belton-Honea Path have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmetto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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