Mid-Carolina is 1-7 against Fairfield Central since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mid-Carolina Rebels will be playing at home against the Fairfield Central Griffins at 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Carolina's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Batesburg-Leesville on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 48-0. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Rebels' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Central entered their tilt with Andrew Jackson on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 36-7 victory over the Volunteers. The Griffins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Fairfield Central wouldn't let Andrew Jackson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Breone Whitaker and Dre Walker were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Walker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairfield Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
The loss snapped Mid-Carolina's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Fairfield Central, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mid-Carolina was dealt a bruising 41-0 defeat at the hands of Fairfield Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Mid-Carolina have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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