Football Preview: Homestead Broncos vs. Southridge Spartans
Homestead has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Southridge Spartans at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Homestead is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Southwest for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-6 win on the road. With the Broncos ahead 58-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Homestead's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jahmir "Pee-Wee" McCall and T'Ari Miller. Another thorn in Southwest's side was Joseph Mackey, who picked up four sacks and made six total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 31-8 margin over the Firebirds. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Firebirds are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from William Williams, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Homestead back to even at 2-2. As for Southridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Homestead came out on top in a nail-biter against Southridge when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 35-33. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southridge's James Perrone, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Homestead still be able to contain Perrone? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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