The Philip Simmons Iron Horses will venture away from home to take on the Timberland Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Philip Simmons is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Philip Simmons is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Academic Magnet 52-7 at home. Given the Iron Horses' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Raptors are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Philip Simmons' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Travaris Walker, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Walker has become a key player for Philip Simmons: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Tonon, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Philip Simmons was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Philip Simmons wouldn't let Academic Magnet keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ethan Chisum was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played.
Meanwhile, Timberland waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Yellowjackets by a score of 21-14.
Philip Simmons has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Timberland, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Philip Simmons took their win against Timberland when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 37-13. Does Philip Simmons have another victory up their sleeve, or will Timberland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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