Football Recap: Crescent Takes a Loss

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

10/17/25 vs Belton-Honea Path	28-55
10/10/25 @ West-Oak	49-0
10/03/25 vs Walhalla	67-20
09/26/25 vs Liberty	34-27
09/19/25 @ Ninety Six	59-21

Crescent dropped down to 5-3 on Friday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins. They were beaten by the Belton-Honea Path Bears 55-28. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Bears are ranked 17th).

Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mason Evans, who threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards. Another back making a difference was Kevin Hatten, who rushed for 100 yards and a pair of TDs on only 14 carries.

As for Belton-Honea Path, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Fans of they have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Belton-Honea Path to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Thomas, who rushed for 81 yards and one score on only ten carries, and also threw for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 14 passes. Mj Earl was another key player, rushing for 90 yards and three TDs.

Looking ahead, Crescent will head out to square off against Chesnee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.88 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Belton-Honea Path, they will host Pendleton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bears will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least 31 points in their last four games.