The Laurens Raiders are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Clinton Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Laurens is leaving town to face Clinton after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Laurens took a 16-0 bruising from Hillcrest on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Rams are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Clinton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 40-36 to Woodruff.
Laurens was taken down by Clinton 49-7 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Laurens was down 28-0.
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