Southside has gone 9-1 against Carolina Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Southside Tigers will challenge the Carolina Academy Trojans at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 14 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Southside and seven for Carolina Academy dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Southside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 26-20 to Berea.
Despite the defeat, Southside saw an underclassman step up: Javier Latimer picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Carolina Academy took a blow against Fountain Inn on Thursday, falling 56-6. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Fury are ranked 89th).
Southside's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Carolina Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Southside came up short against Carolina Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 37-28. Can Southside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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