Football Preview: Easley Green Wave vs. Woodmont Wildcats
Easley is on a four-game streak of home losses, Woodmont a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Easley Green Wave will welcome the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Easley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Greenwood on Saturday. They were dealt a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Eagles are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, a victory for Woodmont just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Hillcrest 56-17.
Despite the defeat, Woodmont got top-tier performance from Ezekiel Belcher, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown. Belcher's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Woodmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Easley's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Woodmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Easley lost to Woodmont at home by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodmont's Jordan Sink, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Now that Easley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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