Cross Creek is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Hephzibah a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Cross Creek Razorbacks will welcome the Hephzibah Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Cross Creek is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Harlem on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cross Creek was outmatched by Harlem at home and fell 46-13. The Razorbacks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Despite the defeat, Cross Creek had strong showings from Cam Nixon, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Karmani Bell, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Bell has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Hephzibah came up short against Academy of Richmond County last Friday and fell 34-21.
Despite the loss, Hephzibah got top-tier performance from Reante Byrd, who rushed for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Hephzibah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Cross Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hephzibah, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Cross Creek suffered a grim 39-14 defeat to Hephzibah in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Cross Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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