McCormick is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Whitmire a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The McCormick Chiefs will be playing at home against the Whitmire Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. Whitmire took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on McCormick, who comes in off a win.
McCormick headed into their last game having not scored more than 13 points for four straight, but Calhoun Falls Charter let them put that streak behind them. The Chiefs claimed a resounding 57-28 victory over the Blue Flashes. The Chiefs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Quantrell Hearst had a dynamite game, rushing for 314 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry.
Hearst was just one part of a punishing run game: McCormick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 458 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhoun Falls Charter only rushed for 143.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 57-8, which was the final score in Whitmire's tilt against Abbeville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Panthers are ranked 62nd).
Whitmire's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for McCormick, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
McCormick was able to grind out a solid victory over Whitmire when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 24-16. Will the Chiefs repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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