Spring Valley is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Lower Richland a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Spring Valley Vikings will host the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Spring Valley is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a blow against Richland Northeast on Friday, falling 45-13. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Lower Richland and Lugoff-Elgin were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Lower Richland suffered a 35-34 defeat.
Lower Richland might have lost, but man, Christian 'Freight Train' Wilson was a machine: he rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Lower Richland's defensive line still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. Sergino Samuels led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself.
Everything came up roses for Spring Valley against Lower Richland in their previous meeting back in August of 2017 as the team secured a 42-6 victory. Does Spring Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lower Richland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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