Bluffton and Hilton Head Island are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Bluffton Bobcats will play host again on Friday to welcome the Hilton Head Island Seahawks, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Bluffton strolled past Lucy Beckham with points to spare, taking the game 31-17. The Bobcats pushed the score to 31-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bengals cut but never quite recovered from.
Aedan Mccarthy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Nate Ulmer was Mccarthy's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bluffton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Lucas Gates, Carnell Warren, and Warren picked up one apiece. Ashton Chambers also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Malcolm Gordon was another major factor on D, making 19 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Hilton Head Island had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hurricanes as they made off with a 35-14 win. The Seahawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Troy Timko was his usual excellent self, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Thaddeus Czarnecki, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hilton Head Island was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Bluffton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hilton Head Island, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Bluffton has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 392.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Hilton Head Island struggles in that department as they've been averaging 359.4. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Bluffton didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hilton Head Island in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Timko, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bluffton still be able to contain Timko? There's only one way to find out.
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