The Emerald Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the A.C. Flora Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Emerald is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
Emerald is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Wren just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost to the Hurricanes at home by a 42-25 margin. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 22nd).
Although Emerald took the loss, they still got scores from Key Holloway, Aj Anderson, and Christian Foster.
Even though they lost, Emerald was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a win for A.C. Flora just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 44-21 to Camden. The Falcons' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Roper Wentzky put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns. Brandon Mack helped Wentzky out on the ground, picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 47 yards.
A.C. Flora's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Emerald, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Emerald has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like A.C. Flora struggles in that department as they've been averaging 158.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Emerald was dealt a bruising 58-21 loss at the hands of A.C. Flora in their previous meeting back in November of 2014. Can Emerald avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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