Daniel is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while South Pointe is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Daniel Lions will host the South Pointe Stallions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Daniel's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine matchups.
Daniel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 48-36 win over Richland Northeast.
Daniel found their leader in sophomore Kareem Shaw, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Shaw a new career-high in rushing yards. Grayson Clary was another key player, throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
Daniel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Pointe against Greer on Friday as the squad secured a 56-17 victory. Considering the Stallions have won ten matches by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mason Pickett-Hicks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 276 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam McMillon, who threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
South Pointe's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Aakil Brown and Seth Tillman, who racked up five sacks between them. South Pointe got some further help from Dequan Evans: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles.
South Pointe's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Daniel, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Daniel has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 403.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like South Pointe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 510.9. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Daniel barely slipped by South Pointe in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, winning 50-49. Will Daniel repeat their success, or does South Pointe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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