The Greenwood Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Hillcrest Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Greenwood's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Hillcrest's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Greenwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: T.L. Hanna, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Greenwood was ranked 21st). Greenwood managed a 25-21 victory over T.L. Hanna on Friday. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Mauldin, posting a 51-6 win at home. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Mavericks are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jackson Free out in front who threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Weston Willis did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 119 receiving yards.
Hillcrest's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Antrez Nance was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Jayden Wright was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles.
The win made it two in a row for Greenwood and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Hillcrest, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Greenwood was able to grind out a solid win over Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, winning 30-23. Will Greenwood repeat their success, or does Hillcrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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