The Bishop England Battling Bishops will square off against the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop England is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Bishop England is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 42-19 margin over South Aiken.
Quinn Mahoney was a one-man wrecking crew for Bishop England as he threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Zachary Balog was Mahoney's top target, picking up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Lower Richland just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Gilbert, falling 41-20. The Diamond Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Loss or not, Lower Richland got some senior leadership from Christian 'Freight Train' Wilson and Jamell Myers. 'Freight Train' Wilson rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, while Myers rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 82 rushing yards gave Myers a new career-high.
Lower Richland's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-6. As for Bishop England, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
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