The Goose Creek Gators will head out on the road to take on the Lucy Beckham Bengals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Goose Creek is looking for their season's first win.
Goose Creek managed to slip by Berkeley the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Gators took a blow against the Stags on Friday, falling 45-3. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Stags are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Lucy Beckham and Stratford were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Lucy Beckham suffered a 29-28 defeat.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jaden Gethers and Meliq McGowan. McGowan had a great game and rushed for 282 yards while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Gethers did his best for the losing side, rushing for 100 yards on only seven carries.
Goose Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Lucy Beckham, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything went Goose Creek's way against Lucy Beckham in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Goose Creek made off with a 31-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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