South Point hasn't had much luck against Fairland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Point Pointers will head out to take on the Fairland Dragons at 7:00 p.m.
South Point lost 41-20 to Rock Hill on Friday.
Meanwhile, Fairland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Gallia Academy 40-7 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-0.
A big part of Fairland's win came down to the chemistry between Ethan Wall and his top target Keegan Smith. Wall threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Smith picked up 148 receiving yards and a touchdown. Smith was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
One reason for the win was Fairland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Will Callicoat was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
South Point's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fairland, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
South Point might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Fairland when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fairland's Kameron Kitts, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that South Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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