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| 10/17/25 - Home | 61-0 W |
| 10/18/24 - Away | 55-6 W |
| 10/12/23 - Away | 43-7 W |
| 10/14/22 - Home | 51-7 W |
| 10/25/19 - Away | 42-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Strom Thurmond). They blew past the Pelion Panthers 61-0 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won eight in a row.
It was another big night for Deonte Phillips, who rushed for 97 yards and three TDs. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Wigfall, who rushed for 64 yards and a pair of scores.
Strom Thurmond didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Pelion to a completion percentage of just 45.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Grayson Smith and Shaheed Williams, who each logged one passes deflected. Strom Thurmond has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.59 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.59 in their last three games.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Strom Thurmond, racking up 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Bryston Coleman, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Strom Thurmond's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Pelion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Strom Thurmond is set to square off against their familiar foe Saluda at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pelion will face off against rival Batesburg-Leesville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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