If Crescent was riding high fresh off their 56-7 takedown of West-Oak last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crescent Tigers lost 41-21 to the Belton-Honea Path Bears on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bears are ranked 15th).
Crescent's loss came despite strong showings from Darius Latimer and Amiri Acker. Latimer gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns, while Acker picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. Acker got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 60 yards.
It was another big night for Marquise Henderson, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards for Belton-Honea Path. Henderson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. Mj Earl handled things on the ground, rushing for 85 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Crescent's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Belton-Honea Path, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Crescent wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 21-10 victory against Chesnee on the 25th. As for Belton-Honea Path, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-7 win against Pendleton on the 25th.
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