After two games on the road, Emerald is heading back home. They and the Laurens Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Emerald is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Emerald will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 39) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Fountain Inn out 37-34.
Emerald was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a victory for Laurens just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Westside at home and fell 49-3. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-3.
The win got Emerald back to even at 4-4. As for Laurens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
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