Landrum and Polk County are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Landrum Cardinals will square off against the Polk County Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Landrum will be strutting in after a win while Polk County will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Landrum took their match at home with ease, bagging a 54-26 victory over Ware Shoals. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Polk County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 42-36 to Blue Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 285th in North Carolina, while the Fighting Tigers are ranked 132nd in South Carolina).
Landrum now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Polk County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Landrum took their win against Polk County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 47-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Polk County's Loreynzo Sanchez, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Landrum still be able to contain Sanchez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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