With a playoff game on the line, Belton-Honea Path rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Southside Christian Sabres to the tune of 63-20. Considering the Bears have won ten contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Belton-Honea Path to victory were Marquise Henderson and Noah Thomas. Henderson rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Thomas rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Henderson's longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. Another back making a difference was Mj Earl, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Belton-Honea Path's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Justin Lathon was the leader with two.
Belton-Honea Path pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.5 points. As for Southside Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Belton-Honea Path will play host again on Friday to welcome Palmetto, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Belton-Honea Path knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Palmetto likes a good challenge. Southside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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