The South Pointe Stallions are taking a road trip to take on the Daniel Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Pointe comes in on eight and Daniel on nine.
South Pointe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-17 victory over Greer. Considering the Stallions have won ten games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Mason Pickett-Hicks, who rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played. Jordan Collins did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 101 receiving yards.
South Pointe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
South Pointe's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Aakil Brown and Seth Tillman, who racked up five sacks between them. Another thorn in Greer's side was Dequan Evans, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Daniel was able to grind out a solid win over Richland Northeast on Friday, taking the game 48-36.
Daniel found their leader in sophomore Kareem Shaw, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 147 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Shaw. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Clary, who threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
Daniel pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.1 points. As for South Pointe, their record is now 10-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as South Pointe and Daniel have no problem gaining yardage. South Pointe has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 510.9 total yards per game. However, it's not like Daniel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 403.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
South Pointe and Daniel were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, but South Pointe suffered an agonizing 50-49 defeat. Thankfully for South Pointe, Tyler Venables (who rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 234 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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