Emerald is 4-0 against Southside since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Emerald Vikings will head out to square off against the Southside Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Emerald and 16 for Southside dating back to last season.
Emerald is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Westside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Emerald came up short against Westside, falling 41-17. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Rams are ranked second).
Although Emerald took the loss, they still got scores from Aj Anderson and Christian Foster.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Southside's offense. They were dealt a 45-0 defeat at the hands of Laurens on Friday. Considering the last time the Tigers couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Emerald's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Southside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Emerald against Southside when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 42-12 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Southside's Jalon Calhoun, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 151 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Emerald to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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