Football Preview: South Sumter Raiders vs. Lake Minneola Hawks
South Sumter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Lake Minneola Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Sumter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
South Sumter's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past North Marion's usually-dominant defense. South Sumter was the clear victor by a 38-14 margin over North Marion. The victory was some much needed relief for the Raiders as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
South Sumter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Stanley Young out in front who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ja?Kyrian Turner was another key back, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Minneola). They walked away with a 22-13 victory over Davenport last Tuesday.
South Sumter's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Lake Minneola, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
South Sumter came up short against Lake Minneola when the teams last played back in October of 2020, falling 21-13. Can South Sumter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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