The Keenan Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keenan's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Orangeburg-Wilkinson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Keenan will head out to face Orangeburg-Wilkinson after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Keenan fell 23-14 to Blythewood. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Bengals are ranked 28th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Hunter O'Neal, who picked up 96 receiving yards, and also rushed for 71 yards. His longest reception was for an incredible 75 yards.
Keenan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gary Gownes and Adonis Evans. Darius Dixon was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, on ThursdayOrangeburg-Wilkinson's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Edisto , sneaking past 25-22. While the Bruins didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Keenan's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Keenan came up short against Orangeburg-Wilkinson in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, falling 20-8. Can Keenan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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