May River has gone 6-0 against Colleton County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The May River Sharks will take on the Colleton County Cougars at 7:30 p.m. May River will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
While May River didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Brookland-Cayce with a sharp 35-13 win back in September. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Sharks just coasted through the last quarter.
Andrew Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns. Those 131 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Gage Duncan handled things on the ground, rushing for 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: May River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Colleton County took a blow against Stratford on Wednesday, falling 41-14.
May River's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Colleton County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
May River strolled past Colleton County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for May River since the team 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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