Football Preview: Hartsville Red Foxes vs. Lakewood Gators
Hartsville is 4-0 against Lakewood since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hartsville Red Foxes are taking a road trip to take on the Lakewood Gators at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hartsville has six straight wins, Lakewood has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hartsville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Darlington for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-0 victory at home. The Red Foxes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 34 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Lakewood just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Lower Richland, falling 53-6. The Gators were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Hartsville pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Hartsville took their win against Lakewood in their previous matchup back in October of 2017 by a conclusive 41-18. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lakewood's Malik Richardson, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hartsville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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