Lumberton is 1-7 against South View since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lumberton Pirates will look to defend their home field against the South View Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Lumberton's defense has only allowed 16.8 points per game this season, so South View's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lumberton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Jack Britt on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Buccaneers. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Pirates were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, South View's and Douglas Byrd's matchup on Thursday was close at halftime, but South View turned on the heat in the second half with 37 points. South View breezed by Douglas Byrd at home to the tune of 51-12. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
South View found their leader in underclassman Cristian Simmons, who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Simmons a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Tyriq Clarida, who threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Lumberton and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for South View, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Lumberton took a serious blow against South View in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 52-14. Thankfully for Lumberton, Christian Rutledge (who rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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