The Southridge Spartans will head out to face off against the Homestead Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Homestead is hoping to do what Doral Academy couldn't on Friday: put an end to Southridge's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Southridge's way against Doral Academy as Southridge made off with a 31-8 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Firebirds are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was William Williams out in front who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Homestead over Southwest in every quarter on their way to victory two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Homestead blew Southwest out of the water with a 77-6 final score. The Broncos pushed the score to 71-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Homestead's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joseph Mackey and Tyrese Manuel, who racked up six sacks between them.
Southridge's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Homestead, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Southridge couldn't quite finish off Homestead in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 and fell 35-33. Thankfully for Southridge, Joshua Townsend (who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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