The Greer Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to face off against the South Pointe Stallions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Fountain Inn by a score of 28-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.
Meanwhile, South Pointe came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Fighting Tigers, posting a 77-0 victory. The Stallions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 29 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Mason Pickett-Hicks, who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played. Sean(Sj) Young also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
South Pointe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
South Pointe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Willie Dye and Kadin Vassel. Another thorn in Blue Ridge's side was Jaquawn Neely, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (6.0 for loss).
South Pointe's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.8 points per game. As for Greer, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Greer suffered a grim 38-14 defeat to South Pointe in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Greer was down 31-0.
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