The Whitmire Wolverines will venture away from home to challenge the Abbeville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Whitmire took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Dixie 38-18. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wolverines have posted since October 13, 2023.
Kayshaun Schumpert had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Whitmire was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Abbeville got themselves on the board against Calhoun Falls Charter on Friday, but Calhoun Falls Charter never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over the Blue Flashes on the road. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Blue Flashes are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win snapped Whitmire's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Abbeville, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
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