Football Preview: Lower Richland Diamond Hornets vs. Wilson Tigers
After two games on the road, Lower Richland is heading back home. They will welcome the Wilson Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lower Richland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
Lower Richland is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since September 15, 2023 on Saturday. They were beaten by Hartsville 54-20. While losing is never fun, the Diamond Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Red Foxes are ranked 35th).
Although Lower Richland took the loss, they still got scores from Daquan Middleton, Jamell Myers, and Antoinio Adams.
Meanwhile, Wilson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost to Crestwood at home by a 28-9 margin.
Lower Richland now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Wilson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Lower Richland lost to Wilson at home by a decisive 30-14 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Lower Richland, Zayshaun Rice (who threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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