Football Preview: South Dade Buccaneers vs. Southridge Spartans
The South Dade Buccaneers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Southridge Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Dade's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
South Dade's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-0 victory over Coral Gables. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 37 points or more this season.
X?Zayvion Clayton had an outrageously good game as he threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Sedric Melvin helped Clayton out on the ground, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Southridge's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They took a 27-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Booker T. Washington. The Spartans have struggled against the Tornadoes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Southridge's loss came about despite a quality game from William Williams, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
South Dade now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Southridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
South Dade came out on top in a nail-biter against Southridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 33-30. Will South Dade repeat their success, or does Southridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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