Wake Forest is 3-0 against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wake Forest Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wake Forest's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Southeast Raleigh on Friday. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability suffered their closest defeat since September 15, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Williams by a score of 35-32. Despite 159 more yards than the Bulldogs, the Spartans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tyson Broadway, who threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt. Kamari Holloway helped Broadway out on the ground, rushing for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability wouldn't let Williams keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability can thank Kye Johnson and Lance Henderson for forcing all of them. With that strong performance, Henderson is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability got some further help from Christopher "Isaiah" Campbell: he picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 532 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Williams only gained 373.
Wake Forest now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Wake Forest didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-22 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Broadway, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 207 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wake Forest still be able to contain Broadway? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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