Darlington is 0-10 against Hartsville since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Darlington Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Hartsville Red Foxes at 7:30 p.m.
Darlington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 50 points back in September, they were much more limited against South Florence last Friday. They were outmatched by the Bruins on the road and fell 60-6. The match marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hartsville came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 41-7 win over the Knights. Given the Red Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Knights are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Darlington's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Hartsville, they pushed their record up to 5-1-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Darlington was dealt a bruising 55-26 defeat at the hands of Hartsville when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartsville's Hakeem Watters, who rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per carry. Now that Darlington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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