The Hartsville Red Foxes will square off against the South Florence Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hartsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Darlington for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-16 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Red Foxes sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Meanwhile, South Florence won against Brookland-Cayce last Friday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. South Florence breezed by Hilton Head Island to the tune of 56-28. South Florence's win was all the more impressive since the Seahawks were averaging only 14.5 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Jayden Sellers, who rushed for 227 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Messiah Jackson, who threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
Hartsville's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.2 points per game. As for South Florence, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Hartsville strolled past South Florence in their previous meeting on November 1st by a score of 54-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Florence's Zion Gilbert, who rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hartsville still be able to contain Gilbert? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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