The Crescent Tigers will square off against the Union County Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crescent will be strutting in after a victory while Union County will be coming in after a loss.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Crescent and Pendleton had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Tigers walked away with a 28-21 win over the Bulldogs on Friday.
Mason Evans was his usual excellent self, rushing for 110 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 188 yards and one TD while completing 73.7% of his passes. Crescent's leading receiver Amiri Acker was Evans' top target yet again, picking up 128 receiving yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Crescent was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Union County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against Woodruff, falling 43-6. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Wolverines are ranked 34th).
Crescent pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.3 points over those games. As for Union County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Crescent against Union County in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 45-18 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Yellowjackets' Jakevious Jennings, who rushed for 131 yards and three TDs while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Tigers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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