Spartanburg has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They and the James F. Byrnes Rebels are set to duel.
Spartanburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Gaffney, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Spartanburg was ranked fifth). Spartanburg fell just short of Gaffney by a score of 27-24 last Friday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but James F. Byrnes had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 32-11 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Rebels pulled away in the second half with 19 points.
Zy Landrum had a dynamite game for James F. Byrnes, rushing for 46 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 158 yards and a touchdown.
James F. Byrnes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anquan Jean and Torrian Mills. Jean has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last four times he's played. James F. Byrnes got some further help from Shayne Dixon: he picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
With the loss, Spartanburg broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2. As for James F. Byrnes, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Spartanburg against James F. Byrnes in their previous matchup back in October, as the squad secured a 58-14 victory. Does Spartanburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will James F. Byrnes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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