Football Preview: Southridge Spartans vs. Booker T. Washington Tornadoes
Southridge hasn't had much luck against Booker T. Washington recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southridge Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Booker T. Washington Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. Southridge is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Southridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Monday with ease, bagging a 44-7 victory over Southwest. Considering the Spartans have won four matchups by more than 22 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Southridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was William Williams out in front who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of James Perrone, who threw for 178 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest only rushed for 134.
Meanwhile, Booker T. Washington didn't have quite enough to beat Vero Beach two weeks ago and fell 24-21.
Southridge pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Booker T. Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Things could have been worse for Southridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-21 loss to Booker T. Washington in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Southridge, Antwan Smith Jr. (who rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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