Palmetto hasn't had much luck against Belton-Honea Path recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Palmetto Mustangs will take on the Belton-Honea Path Bears at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palmetto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 29-15 victory over Chapman. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Belton-Honea Path entered their tilt with Southside Christian on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They really took it to the Sabres for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-20 win. Considering the Bears have won ten games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Belton-Honea Path relied on the efforts of Marquise Henderson, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Noah Thomas, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Henderson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mj Earl, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Belton-Honea Path's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Justin Lathon with two sacks.
Belton-Honea Path pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.6 points per game. As for Palmetto, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Palmetto suffered a grim 37-14 defeat to Belton-Honea Path in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Henderson, who rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry. Now that Palmetto knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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