Blythewood entered their matchup against West Florence on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Blythewood Bengals fell to the West Florence Knights 19-14. It was the first time this season that the Bengals let down their fans at home.
Although Blythewood took the loss, they still got scores from Carter Coleman and Benjamin Hendrix.
Blythewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jaylen Reaves. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. Another thorn in West Florence's side was Kemuel Little, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Blythewood's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for West Florence, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Blythewood will square off against Sumter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Blythewood likes a good challenge. As for West Florence, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridge View at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridge View will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something West Florence surely won't give up without a fight.
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