The A.C. Flora Falcons will square off against the York Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. A.C. Flora knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully York likes a good challenge.
A.C. Flora is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Camden, who was ranked 23rd at the time (A.C. Flora was ranked 21st). The Falcons walked away with a 40-28 victory over the Bulldogs on Thursday.
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Jalen Simmons produced another solid effort rushing for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. He is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Blake Betette, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask York). They really took it to Lancaster for the full four quarters, racking up a 36-7 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 22-point advantage.
York had a senior duo take command as Tacarean Douglas gained 164 total yards and three touchdowns and Tayshon Freeman rushed for 42 yards and two scores.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
They were just one part of a punishing run game: York was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 79.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 154.7.
The victory made it two in a row for York and bumps their season record up to 4-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points over those games. As for A.C. Flora, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
A.C. Flora took their win against York in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 27-6 score. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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