The Stratford Knights will take on the Daniel Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Daniel is headed out to face a Knights team ready to give their home crowd a win. Stratford lost to Summerville at home by a 28-14 margin on Friday. The Knights have struggled against the Green Wave recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Daniel had already won 15 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.1 points), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 41-21. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Panthers are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daniel found their leader in underclassman Dexter Johnson, who picked up two sacks, made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Daniel also got a significant boost from Preston Bivens, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Daniel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Daniel's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Johnson was the leader with two.
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