Football Preview: Lexington Wildcats vs. Chapin Eagles
The Lexington Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Chapin Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lexington's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Irmo offense got past them. Lexington came up short against Irmo on Friday, falling 34-8. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Chapin entered their matchup against Dutch Fork on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Chapin was outmatched by Dutch Fork at home and fell 63-10. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Chapin, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Lexington was able to grind out a solid victory over Chapin when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 22-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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