The Irmo Yellow Jackets will face off against the Lugoff-Elgin Demons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Irmo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Dutch Fork, who was ranked third at the time (Irmo was ranked fourth). The Yellow Jackets took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silver Foxes last Friday. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Silver Foxes recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lugoff-Elgin walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Braves 42-6. The game marked the Demons' most dominant victory of the season.
Irmo better keep an eye on Jar'Kese Grant. He was instrumental in Lugoff-Elgin's win, rushing for 158 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Grant has posted since back in September of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Shamil Saadiq, who picked up 107 receiving yards and one TD.
Lugoff-Elgin's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Logan Hinton, Elijah Johnson, and Dwight Lewis, who each picked up one sack apiece. Lugoff-Elgin got some further help from Hinton: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, Irmo fell to 9-1. As for Lugoff-Elgin, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything came up roses for Irmo against Lugoff-Elgin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-0 win. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Demons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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