The Emerald Vikings will head out to face off against the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Emerald is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since September 8, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Broome by a score of 28-25. That makes it the first time this season the Vikings have let down their home crowd.
The losing side was boosted by KD Abney, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Emerald was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Even if they lost, Emerald's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Kam Langford with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Strom Thurmond was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Augusta. The loss was the Rebels' first of the season.
Emerald's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Strom Thurmond, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Emerald might still be hurting after the 31-6 defeat they got from Strom Thurmond in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can Emerald avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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