Walhalla is 1-6 against Belton-Honea Path since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Walhalla Razorbacks are taking a road trip to challenge the Belton-Honea Path Bears at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Walhalla sitting on three straight wins and Belton-Honea Path on five.
Walhalla's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to West-Oak for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-0 victory. That 62 point margin sets a new team best for the Razorbacks this season.
Walhalla got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Landon Robinson out in front who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Robinson's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Williams, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Walhalla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Belton-Honea Path humbled Pendleton with a 49-7 victory. With the Bears ahead 49-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Belton-Honea Path can attribute much of their success to Marquise Henderson, who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Noah Thomas, who threw for 154 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes. Henderson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards.
Walhalla's record is now 5-3. As for Belton-Honea Path, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Robinson and Henderson. Robinson has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 182.5 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Henderson has averaged 156 rushing yards per game this season.
Walhalla took a serious blow against Belton-Honea Path in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 63-35. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Walhalla was down 42-14.
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