Christ Church Episcopal has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in South Carolina (Christ Church Episcopal is ranked 56th, while St. Joseph's Catholic is ranked 62nd).
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Christ Church Episcopal had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past Blackville-Hilda 27-7. Christ Church Episcopal might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Dashun Reeder was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Even though St. Joseph's Catholic has not done well against Southside Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. St. Joseph's Catholic came out on top against Southside Christian by a score of 27-14. The victory was familiar territory for St. Joseph's Catholic who now have four in a row.
Christ Church Episcopal pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Christ Church Episcopal strolled past St. Joseph's Catholic in their previous matchup back in October by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christ Church Episcopal since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
