The Saluda Tigers will challenge the Chester Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Saluda will be strutting in after a victory while Chester will be coming in after a loss.
Saluda's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Ridge Spring-Monetta 41-0 at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Trojans are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chester came up short against Catawba Ridge on Friday and fell 21-14. The Cyclones gained 95 more yards on the day, but it was the Copperheads that made the best use of them.
Although Chester took the loss, they still got scores from Caleb Feaster and Hudhaifah Taylor.
Even though they lost, Chester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catawba Ridge only rushed for 31.
The win made it two in a row for Saluda and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Chester, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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