Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Dade). They really took it to the Killian Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-7 win at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Buccaneers considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
South Dade found their leader in underclassman Jayden Shropshire, who rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jean Calixte, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
One reason for the win was South Dade's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Victor Guerrero and Korday Melvin who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Killian's side was Nicholas Wilton, who picked up a sack, made four total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
The victory got South Dade back to even at 2-2. As for Killian, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
South Dade will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on September 26th. As for Killian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Palmetto at 7:30 p.m.
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