Homestead has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Southridge Spartans at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Homestead is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Southwest on the road to the tune of 77-6 two weeks ago. With the Broncos ahead 58-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Homestead's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jahmir "Pee-Wee" McCall and T'Ari Miller. Homestead got some further help from Joseph Mackey: he picked up four sacks and made six total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southridge came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Firebirds 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.
Southridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from William Williams, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Doral Academy only rushed for 118.
The win got Homestead back to even at 2-2. As for Southridge, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Homestead came out on top in a nail-biter against Southridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 35-33. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southridge's James Perrone, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Homestead still be able to contain Perrone? There's only one way to find out.
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