The Blythewood Bengals will challenge the West Florence Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Blythewood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-38 to Lugoff-Elgin.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from James Veasey, who threw for 219 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and one score. Landyn Strong was another key back, gaining 111 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Blythewood's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jeremy Harris refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, West Florence played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of Sumter. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Gamecocks recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Blythewood now has a losing record of 3-4. As for West Florence, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Blythewood came up short against West Florence when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 19-14. Can the Bengals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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