Football Preview: Southridge Spartans vs. Homestead Broncos
The Southridge Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Homestead Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Homestead is hoping to do what Doral Academy couldn't on Friday: put an end to Southridge's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Southridge put the hurt on Doral Academy with a sharp 31-8 victory. 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.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than William Williams, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Homestead two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Southwest out of the water with a 77-6 final score. The Broncos pushed the score to 71-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
One reason for the win was Homestead's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joseph Mackey and Tyrese Manuel, who racked up six sacks between them.
Southridge's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Homestead, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Southridge couldn't quite finish off Homestead in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 35-33. Thankfully for Southridge, Joshua Townsend (who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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