The Easley Green Wave will square off against the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Easley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against J.L. Mann on Friday. They took a blow against the Patriots, falling 55-6. The Green Wave were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Meanwhile, Woodmont was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 35-31 to Greenville. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Woodmont got top-tier performance from Ezekiel Belcher, who rushed for 279 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry. Belcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season. Woodmont also got a significant boost from Tj Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woodmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 505 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Easley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Woodmont, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Things could have been worse for Easley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Woodmont in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodmont's Jordan Sink, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Now that Easley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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