The Wren Hurricanes will venture away from home to take on the Woodruff Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wren's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Woodruff's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Wren is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: T.L. Hanna, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Wren was ranked 24th). Wren fell 36-29 to T.L. Hanna two weeks ago. That makes it the first time this season the Hurricanes have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Wren had strong showings from Colten Bagwell, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and Reese Price, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bagwell is now averaging an impressive 101.2 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Wren was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Woodruff put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Chesnee 45-28. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Eagles are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Woodruff found their leader in underclassman Aiden Gibson, who rushed for 221 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those 221 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Gibson.
The loss snapped Wren's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Woodruff, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Wren has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 286.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Woodruff struggles in that department as they've been averaging 244.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wren strolled past Woodruff in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 49-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wren 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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