May River has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the North Augusta Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. May River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
May River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 46-45 victory over Bluffton.
May River can attribute much of their success to Andrew Johnson, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and Tanner Macy, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Macy has posted since back in October of 2023. May River also got a significant boost from Sean Mitchell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
May River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Augusta entered their tilt with Airport on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-0 win over the Eagles. The contest marked the Yellow Jackets' most dominant victory of the season.
North Augusta pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for May River, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
May River came up short against North Augusta in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 20-13. Thankfully for May River, Austin Harrell (who threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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