Irmo hasn't had much luck against Dutch Fork recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Irmo Yellow Jackets will face off against the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Irmo has nine wins , while Dutch Fork has 16 dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Irmo was fully in charge, breezing past Chapin 55-21. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Eagles are ranked 33rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 263 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 196 yards and five touchdowns. Those 263 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Irmo also got a significant boost from Maleek Miller, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
Irmo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 590 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-14 win over River Bluff. The Silver Foxes pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gators cut but never quite recovered from.
Ethan Offing continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 417 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Boykin Bickley also helped out as he racked up 187 receiving yards.
Irmo's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Dutch Fork, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Brand Jr. and Offing. Brand Jr. has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 207.9 passing yards and has 20 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Offing has averaged 250.2 passing yards and has 17 passing touchdowns on the season.
Irmo was taken down by Dutch Fork 47-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Irmo, Tyler Olenchuk (who threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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