The Thomas Sumter Academy Generals will square off against the Spartanburg Christian Academy Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Thomas Sumter Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 49-19 defeat at the hands of Greenwood Christian on Friday. The Generals were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Despite the loss, Thomas Sumter Academy had strong showings from Sam Petrauschke, who picked up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Andrew Conyers, who threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Petrauschke's longest reception was for an incredible 83 yards.
Meanwhile, Spartanburg Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Towns County.
Even though they lost, Spartanburg Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Thomas Sumter Academy dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Spartanburg Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Thomas Sumter Academy was dealt a bruising 42-13 loss at the hands of Spartanburg Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Thomas Sumter Academy, Asante Jenkins (who rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 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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