The Wilson Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the South Florence Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight losses, while South Florence will come in with four straight wins.
Wilson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Lower Richland by a score of 23-20 on Friday.
Meanwhile, South Florence really took it to Lakewood for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-12 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won four matches by 30 points or more so far this season.
South Florence's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tre Leonard led the charge by rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Leonard has become a key player for South Florence: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Gilbert, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
South Florence's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Amare Adams was the leader with two sacks. Terry Gordon was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Florence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Wilson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for South Florence, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Wilson took a serious blow against South Florence when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 51-14. Can Wilson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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