Marlboro County hasn't had much luck against North Myrtle Beach recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Marlboro County Bulldogs' road trip will continue as they head out to face the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. Marlboro County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully North Myrtle Beach likes a good challenge.
While Marlboro County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Conway 40-16 on Friday. 40 seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Justin Purvis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 93 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nydarion Blackwell, who threw for 251 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marlboro County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Myrtle Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were dealt a 41-14 defeat at the hands of Loris. The Chiefs were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Marlboro County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for North Myrtle Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Marlboro County might still be hurting after the 28-7 defeat they got from North Myrtle Beach when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Marlboro County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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