Laurens is 0-4 against Belton-Honea Path since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Laurens Raiders will face off against the Belton-Honea Path Bears at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Laurens had to suffer through a 35-8 loss at the hands of Clinton. The Raiders were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Laurens wouldn't let Clinton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Laurens can thank Javaye Suber and Cari Stephens for forcing both of them. Suber's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Belton-Honea Path was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Greer 37-7 on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Laurens' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Belton-Honea Path, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Laurens took a serious blow against Belton-Honea Path when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belton-Honea Path's Marquise Henderson, who rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Laurens knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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