Southridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Doral Academy Firebirds as they made off with a 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.
Southridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but William Williams led the charge by rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Doral Academy still got an impressive performance from Joel Miller, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards.
Southridge's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Doral Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Southridge will head out to take on Homestead at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Homestead: 16.8, Southridge: 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Doral Academy, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Dr. Krop at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dr. Krop's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Doral Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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