The Georgetown Bulldogs will challenge the Loris Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Georgetown is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Marlboro County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Georgetown was outmatched by Marlboro County at home and fell 64-15. While losing is never fun, Georgetown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while Marlboro County is ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Loris got the win against Waccamaw on Friday by a conclusive 40-14. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 26 points or more this season.
Makel Stephens and Khalid Sherman were among the main playmakers for Loris as the former rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries and the latter rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Sherman a new career-high in rushing yards. Roderick Purcha was another key rusher, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Loris wouldn't let Waccamaw keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Loris can thank Avery Todd and Javon Johnson for forcing both of them. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 17 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Loris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Georgetown dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Loris, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Georgetown suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Loris in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Georgetown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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