The A.C. Flora Falcons will challenge the Emerald Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. A.C. Flora will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
A.C. Flora is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Camden just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They lost 44-21 to the Bulldogs.
A.C. Flora's loss came about despite a quality game from Roper Wentzky, who threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns. Brandon Mack helped Wentzky out on the ground, picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 47 yards.
Meanwhile, Emerald unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost to Wren at home by a 42-25 margin. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 22nd).
Although Emerald took the loss, they still got scores from Key Holloway, Aj Anderson, and Christian Foster.
Even though they lost, Emerald was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
A.C. Flora's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Emerald, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. A.C. Flora has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 158.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Emerald struggles in that department as they've been averaging 214.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for A.C. Flora against Emerald when the teams last played back in November of 2014, as the team secured a 58-21 victory. Will A.C. Flora repeat their success, or does Emerald have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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