The South Dade Buccaneers will head out to  square off against the Southridge Spartans  at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. South Dade will be strutting in after a  win while Southridge will be coming in after a  defeat.
South Dade had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 23-point drubbing they dealt Coral Gables on Thursday. The Buccaneers' defense stepped up to hand the Cavaliers  a   23-0 shutout. The Buccaneers haven't had any issues with the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive  victory against them.
Meanwhile, while it was Southridge who put the first  points on the board last Saturday, it was Central who put up more. The Spartans fell  34-28 to the Rockets. The Spartans were up  14-0 in the first  quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
 South Dade will need to focus on slowing down  James Perrone, one of several Southridge players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 47 yards and two  TDs, and also threw for 213 yards and one  touchdown. Southridge also got a significant boost from  Travis Gamble Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
 Having lost for the first time  this season, Southridge  fell to 8-1. As for South Dade, they now  have a winning record of 5-4.
 South Dade suffered a grim  33-7 defeat to Southridge  in their previous meeting  back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of   Perrone, who rushed for 33 yards and a pair of  scores, and also threw for 138 yards and a pair of  touchdowns. Now that the Buccaneers know 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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