Hendersonville is 3-0 against R-S Central since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hendersonville Bearcats will head out to square off against the R-S Central Hilltoppers at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Hendersonville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Mountain Heritage on Thursday. They were beaten by the Cougars 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Cougars are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, R-S Central entered their matchup against Chesnee on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. R-S Central fell to Chesnee 28-24.
R-S Central might have lost, but man, Karlen Mcentyre was a machine: he rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 21 yards and a touchdown. Mcentyre didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Hendersonville's record is now 2-2. As for R-S Central, their record now sits at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Hendersonville against R-S Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 49-20 victory. In that match, Hendersonville amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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