Easley and Greenville are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Easley Green Wave will head out on the road to challenge the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Easley is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Easley will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Woodmont on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 38-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Easley fell just short of Woodmont by a score of 38-35. While the Green Wave had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Wildcats 21-17.
Despite the loss, Easley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jojo Coleman threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Easley also got help from Matthew Hillstock, who showed off his sure hands for 165 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Greenville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 55-12 defeat at the hands of J.L. Mann. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Patriots are ranked tenth).
Greenville's loss came about despite a quality game from Banks Bouton, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Bouton has posted since back in August.
Easley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Greenville, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Easley took a serious blow against Greenville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 42-14. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Easley was down 35-14.
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