Football Preview: Sumter Gamecocks vs. Blythewood Bengals
The Sumter Gamecocks will square off against the Blythewood Bengals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sumter's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Sumter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to West Florence for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-25 victory on the road. The Gamecocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Franklin Richardson and Kameron Fortune were among the main playmakers for Sumter as the former rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and the latter rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Richardson's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. John Peeples was another key rusher, rushing for 109 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Blythewood entered their matchup against West Florence on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Blythewood took a 19-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Florence. It was the first time this season that the Bengals let down their fans at home.
Sumter's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Blythewood, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Everything went Sumter's way against Blythewood in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as Sumter made off with a 28-7 victory. Does Sumter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blythewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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