North Charleston and Keenan squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but North Charleston had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Keenan Raiders, falling 58-8. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Raiders are ranked 94th).
Keenan found their leader in sophomore Hunter O'Neal, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. O'Neal's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Desmond Washington, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
North Charleston dropped their record down to 4-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Keenan, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
North Charleston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Keenan, they will host Orangeburg-Wilkinson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Orangeburg-Wilkinson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.9 points per game this season.
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