You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Marlboro County's strategy against Cheraw on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Marlboro County Bulldogs blew the Cheraw Braves out of the water with a 52-7 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-7.
Marlboro County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nydarion Blackwell led the charge by throwing for 194 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Justin Purvis was Blackwell's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marlboro County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 440 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cheraw only gained 156.
The win made it two in a row for Marlboro County and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Cheraw, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Marlboro County will take on Scotland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cheraw, they will venture away from home to take on Conway at 7:05 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cheraw focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
