The Berkeley Stags will challenge the St. James Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. James took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Berkeley, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Berkeley finally turned things around against West Ashley two weeks ago. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 22-0 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Stags just coasted through the last quarter.
Berkeley found their leader in underclassman Marcus Henderson, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Boone, who picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, St. James was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of James Island. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Trojans are ranked 36th).
Berkeley's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Berkeley came out on top in a nail-biter against St. James in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, sneaking past 14-12. Does Berkeley have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. James turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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