The May River Sharks will head out to take on the Bishop England Battling Bishops at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. May River is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
May River is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Colleton County, posting a 42-6 victory on the road. Given the Sharks 's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Cougars are ranked 170th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead May River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Johnson, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game. Tanner Macy was another key player, rushing for 32 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: May River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bishop England didn't have too much trouble with Hilton Head Island at home on Friday as they won 21-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Battling Bishops.
May River's record now sits at 5-0. As for Bishop England, their record now sits at 5-1.
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