Forest lost against South Sumter back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Forest Wildcats were dealt a 41-7 defeat at the hands of the South Sumter Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Raiders are ranked 27th).
South Sumter's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landen Sherman, who rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 31 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Stanley Young was in the mix as well, providing South Sumter with two touchdowns touchdowns.
Forest's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for South Sumter, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Forest will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Trinity Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for South Sumter, they will square off against Bradford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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