The Blythewood Bengals will take on the Lugoff-Elgin Demons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blythewood's defense has only allowed 9.6 points per game this season, so Lugoff-Elgin's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Blythewood took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Spring Valley 35-13. The result was nothing new for the Bengals, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Blythewood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Coleman, who picked up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of John Henry Collins, who threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-7, which was the final score in Lugoff-Elgin's tilt against Sumter on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Gamecocks are ranked 12th).
Jar'Kese Grant put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 145 yards. He is becoming a predictor of Lugoff-Elgin's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Blythewood pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lugoff-Elgin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Blythewood couldn't quite finish off Lugoff-Elgin in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 and fell 23-20. Can Blythewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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