Football Preview: Sumter Gamecocks vs. West Florence Knights
Sumter has gone 4-0 against West Florence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Sumter Gamecocks will venture away from home to take on the West Florence Knights at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Florence is hoping to do what Lugoff-Elgin couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Sumter's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Sumter simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lugoff-Elgin 42-7 at home. Given the Gamecocks' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Demons are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sumter found their leader in underclassman Franklin Richardson, who rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. Those three rushing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Richardson. Kameron Fortune was in the mix as well, providing Sumter with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 271 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Florence entered their tilt with Lugoff-Elgin last Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Demons 28-7. With the Knights ahead 21-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Sumter's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for West Florence, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Sumter against West Florence when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 44-6 victory. Does Sumter have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Florence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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