Hillcrest is 0-6 against Greenville since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Hillcrest Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Greenville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hillcrest's defense has only allowed 17.6 points per game this season, so Greenville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hillcrest's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when T.R. Miller offense got past them. Hillcrest fell to T.R. Miller 33-28. The loss was the Jaguars' first of the season.
Despite their defeat, Hillcrest saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kevin Porter, Jr., who threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards, was perhaps the best of all. Hillcrest also got a significant boost from Kendrick Nelms, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Greenville, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 52-22 win over Headland at home. The Tigers pushed the score to 44-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams had little chance of recovering from.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hillcrest fell to 4-1. As for Greenville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Hillcrest couldn't quite finish off Greenville when the teams last played back in August of 2021 and fell 10-8. Can Hillcrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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