The Strom Thurmond Rebels will square off against the Hampton County Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Strom Thurmond comes in on nine and Hampton County on eight.
Strom Thurmond is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fairfield Central 15-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rebels have posted since October 3rd.
Deonte Phillips had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 84 yards and one score.
Phillips was just one part of a punishing run game: Strom Thurmond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Hampton County got the win against Central on Friday by a conclusive 42-22. Considering the Hurricanes have won nine contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hampton County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. Tarell Grant was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself.
Strom Thurmond's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Hampton County, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Saturday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Strom Thurmond has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hampton County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 292.3 rushing yards. There's a good chance Saturday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Strom Thurmond ended up a good deal behind Hampton County in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, losing 28-14. Can the Rebels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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