Football Preview: Pendleton Bulldogs vs. Belton-Honea Path Bears
Pendleton is 0-7 against Belton-Honea Path since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Pendleton Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Belton-Honea Path Bears at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Pendleton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past West-Oak 57-7 on the road on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Belton-Honea Path had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Tigers at home to the tune of 48-21. Considering the Bears have won seven games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Marquise Henderson, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 104 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Noah Thomas, who threw for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes.
With the win, Pendleton broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-3. As for Belton-Honea Path, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Pendleton ended up a good deal behind Belton-Honea Path when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 44-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belton-Honea Path's Justin Lathon, who rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Pendleton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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