The Spartanburg Vikings will challenge the Eastside Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spartanburg will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points back in August, then bounced right back against Broome last Friday. Spartanburg really took it to Broome for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-6 victory on the road. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Centurions are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spartanburg found their leader in underclassman Trenton Lynch, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Trey Burke, who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Eastside put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Blue Ridge by a score of 23-13.
The critical scores for Eastside came from Eli Foster, Peyton Schrader, and Jamareon Barnes.
Eastside wouldn't let Blue Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eastside can thank Lucas Tankersley and Raintrell Miller-Knox for forcing both of them. Tankersley is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Eastside got some further help from Mj Posey: he picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 240 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Spartanburg now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eastside, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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