If Fort Mill was feeling good off their 56-0 takedown of Ballantyne Ridge two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets lost to the Blythewood Bengals at home by a 23-7 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Bengals are ranked 28th).
Despite the loss, Fort Mill still got an impressive performance from Tanner Mays, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Carter Coleman was the offensive standout of the matchup as he picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Blythewood also got a significant boost from Desmond Macklin, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Fort Mill's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Blythewood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Fort Mill will take on Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Blythewood, they will challenge Keenan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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