The Hillcrest Rams will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Clover Blue Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hillcrest is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Laurens. Hillcrest never let Laurens onto the board and left with a 16-0 win on Friday. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Raiders are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest can attribute much of their success to Kalab Sutton, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards. Another player making a difference was Weston Willis, who picked up 39 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hillcrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kemyzie Austin and Teshaad ?Snoop? Nixon.
Meanwhile, Clover took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They came out on top against Chambers by a score of 28-20.
Hillcrest strolled past Clover when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 24-7. Will Hillcrest repeat their success, or does Clover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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