Football Preview: Laurens Academy Crusaders vs. Newberry Academy
Laurens Academy is 10-0 against Newberry Academy since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Laurens Academy Crusaders will look to defend their home field against Newberry Academy at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Laurens Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: King Academy, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Laurens Academy was ranked fifth). Laurens Academy enjoyed a cozy 52-36 victory over King Academy on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Laurens Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Garrett Murphy, who rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Hardy, who gained 193 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Laurens Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newberry Academy). They walked away with a 36-28 win over Oakbrook Prep on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Newberry Academy.
Laurens Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Newberry Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Laurens Academy strolled past Newberry Academy in their previous meeting back in August by a score of 42-25. Does Laurens Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newberry Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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