Sarasota hasn't had much luck against Riverview Sarasota recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sarasota Sailors' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sarasota is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ida Baker 47-23 on Friday. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 513th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Riverview Sarasota earned a 41-30 win over Booker on Friday.
Yahshua Edwards went supernova for Riverview Sarasota, rushing for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards. Edwards' longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Belt, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Riverview Sarasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sarasota now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Riverview Sarasota, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Sarasota was taken down by Riverview Sarasota 48-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belt, who rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Sarasota knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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