Football Recap: Sumter Gamecocks vs. Blythewood Bengals
Sumter won the last time they faced Blythewood, and things went their way on Friday too. The Sumter Gamecocks breezed by the Blythewood Bengals at home to the tune of 49-20. The Gamecocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for John Peeples, who rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Kameron Fortune also helped out as he racked up 114 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Sumter's defense made their presence known, laying out Johnny Collins. three times. In that department, Anthony Addison was the leader with two sacks. Another thorn in Blythewood's side was Tymaries Thompson Durant, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Blythewood's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Collins, who threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave Collins a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Kanye Reed, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Sumter's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Blythewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sumter will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Westwood at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. Blythewood also won't see the field for a while: their next game is against Ridge View at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. Ridge View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.7 points per game this season.
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