Football Preview: Sumter Gamecocks vs. Spring Valley Vikings
The Sumter Gamecocks will head out to challenge the Spring Valley Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sumter has four straight victories, Spring Valley has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Sumter's way against Crestwood as Sumter made off with a 35-14 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
It was another big night for John Peeples, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Bentley, who picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 271 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Sumter wouldn't let Crestwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sumter can thank Anthony Addison and Nayshaun Brown for forcing both of them. Addison is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley lost 38-14 to Catawba Ridge on Friday.
Sumter's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Sumter skirted past Spring Valley 30-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Will Sumter repeat their success, or does Spring Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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