Belton-Honea Path has gone 9-0 against Palmetto recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Belton-Honea Path Bears will take on the Palmetto Mustangs 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 contest.
Belton-Honea Path is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Westside, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Belton-Honea Path was ranked ninth). Belton-Honea Path was outmatched by Westside on the road and fell 55-14. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-7.
Although Belton-Honea Path took the loss, they still got scores from Malachi Hester and Marquise Henderson.
Even though they lost, Belton-Honea Path was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Palmetto entered their game against Liberty on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Palmetto lost to Liberty at home by a 28-9 margin. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
The defeat snapped Belton-Honea Path's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Palmetto, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Belton-Honea Path against Palmetto in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 55-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belton-Honea Path since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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