Mauldin has gone 7-1 against Woodmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mauldin Mavericks will challenge the Woodmont Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Mauldin will be strutting in after a win while Woodmont will be coming in after a defeat.
Mauldin will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Greenville, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Mauldin came out on top against Greenville by a score of 28-17 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Nehemiah Floyd was his usual excellent self, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Mauldin's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Taurus Thomason handled things on the ground, rushing for 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mauldin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mauldin wouldn't let Greenville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mauldin can thank Lucas John Hagedorn and Evan Hruska for forcing both of them. John Hagedorn also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, Woodmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 49-27 to Greenwood. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Eagles are ranked 15th).
Woodmont might have lost, but man, Ezekiel Belcher was a machine: he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Belcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Mauldin's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Woodmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Tuesday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Floyd and Belcher. Floyd has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 100.8 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Belcher has averaged 176.2 rushing yards per game this season.
Mauldin came up short against Woodmont in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 34-21. Can Mauldin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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