If Ninety Six was feeling good fresh off their 56-0 takedown of American Leadership Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The game between the Ninety Six Wildcats and the Strom Thurmond Rebels wasn't particularly close, with the Ninety Six Wildcats falling 21-7. The Wildcats have struggled against the Rebels recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Trenquilis Mathis was a one-man wrecking crew for Strom Thurmond as he rushed for 126 yards on only nine carries. Those 126 rushing yards gave Mathis a new career-high.
Ninety Six's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Strom Thurmond, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Ninety Six does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Strom Thurmond, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Batesburg-Leesville at 7:30 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Strom Thurmond: 11.8, Batesburg-Leesville: 7) so any points scored will be well earned.
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