The James Island Trojans will square off against the Fort Dorchester Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. James Island's defense has only allowed 8.3 points per game this season, so Fort Dorchester's offense will have their work cut out for them.
James Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Summerville, who was ranked sixth at the time (James Island was ranked 18th). The Trojans took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Green Wave on Friday. The Trojans were red-hot offensively heading into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the five contests prior), but the Green Wave's defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Dorchester). They managed a 25-21 win over West Ashley on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
James Island better focus on containing Kyrome Durant and Laurez Matthews as the pair were huge in Fort Dorchester's win. Durant rushed for 54 yards and two scores, while Matthews picked up 76 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Fort Dorchester's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for James Island, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
James Island strolled past Fort Dorchester when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 26-7. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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