Laurens Academy is 10-0 against Newberry Academy since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Laurens Academy Crusaders will host Newberry Academy at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Laurens Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: King Academy, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Laurens Academy was ranked fifth). Laurens Academy enjoyed a cozy 52-36 win over King Academy on Friday.
Laurens Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Garrett Murphy, who rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Hardy, who gained 193 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Laurens Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newberry Academy). They came out on top against Oakbrook Prep by a score of 36-28 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Newberry Academy.
Laurens Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Newberry Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Laurens Academy strolled past Newberry Academy when the teams last played back in August by a score of 42-25. Will Laurens Academy repeat their success, or does Newberry Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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