Boiling Springs is 2-8 against Gaffney since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Boiling Springs Bulldogs will host the Gaffney Indians at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Gaffney is hoping to do what Chapman couldn't last Friday: put an end to Boiling Springs' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Boiling Springs blew past Chapman 52-7 on the road. With the Bulldogs ahead 35-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Boiling Springs had a senior duo take command as Lincoln Huskey threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes and Kyle Patterson picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Patterson is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (86 yards to be exact) also went to Eli Mobley.
Boiling Springs wouldn't let Chapman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boiling Springs can thank Grayson Crowe and Jymire Wright for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, while Gaffney put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Freedom. Gaffney took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 31-0 win over Freedom. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in South Carolina, while the Patriots are ranked 135th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chas Smith went supernova for Gaffney, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayvon Gilmore was another key player, throwing for 195 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Gaffney's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Josh Corry was the leader with two. Gaffney got some further help from Zyon Ratchford: he picked up 1.5 sacks, made seven total tackles (2.5 for loss), and defended a pass.
Boiling Springs' victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for Gaffney, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Boiling Springs came up short against Gaffney in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 17-7. Will Boiling Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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