The St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats will take on the Blacksher Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Friday, St. Luke's Episcopal came up short against Satsuma and fell 31-20.
Despite the defeat, St. Luke's Episcopal saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jathan Richardson rushed for 128 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Richardson's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Blacksher hadn't beaten Excel on the road since September 27, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Bulldogs secured a 24-19 W over the Panthers.
The critical scores for Blacksher came from Lagan Rolin, Major Thomas, and Lucas Weaver.
Blacksher was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Blacksher's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for St. Luke's Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. St. Luke's Episcopal has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Blacksher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 273.8 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
St. Luke's Episcopal was taken down by Blacksher 50-9 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Wildcats were down 43-7.
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