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| 10/04/24 - Home | 10-6 W |
| 08/30/19 - Home | 25-13 W |
| 08/24/18 - Away | 55-14 W |
| 10/06/17 - Home | 48-14 W |
| 11/04/16 - Away | 57-20 W |
| 10/10/15 - Home | 59-13 W |
West Ashley has gone a perfect 6-0 against James Island recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Ashley has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while James Island will arrive with five straight wins.
West Ashley fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Wando last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 24-21. Wildcats fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Warriors since last Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask James Island). They blew past St. James 63-7 last Friday. Considering the Trojans have won four games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
West Ashley better keep an eye on Connor Dantzler. He was instrumental in James Island's win, throwing for 345 yards and three TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes. Dantzler has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. James Island's leading receiver Raphael Puiu was Dantzler's top target yet again, picking up 165 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
James Island's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for West Ashley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
West Ashley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against James Island in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 10-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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