The Woodmont Wildcats will head out to take on the Easley Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodmont is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Woodmont is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hillcrest on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Woodmont was dealt a 56-17 loss at the hands of Hillcrest. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Rams are ranked 17th).
Woodmont might have lost, but man, Ezekiel Belcher was a machine: he rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown. Belcher's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Woodmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Easley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of Greenwood. The match marked the first time this year in which the Green Wave were not able to get on the board.
Woodmont's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Easley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Woodmont strolled past Easley when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodmont since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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