Football Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management vs. Edison Red Raiders

Sports Leadership & Management hasn't had much luck against Edison recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Sports Leadership & Management will take on Edison at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Sports Leadership & Management is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let True North Classical Academy get on the board and left with a 21-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sports Leadership & Management.

Meanwhile, Edison had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They blew past the Spartans, posting a 34-0 victory. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Spartans are ranked 66th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sports Leadership & Management's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 0.8 points on average over those games. As for Edison, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.

Sports Leadership & Management came up short against Edison in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 24-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Edison's Rakyia Louis, who threw for 323 yards and four TDs. Now that Sports Leadership & Management knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.