Homestead has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Southridge Spartans at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Homestead is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Southwest for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-6 victory on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 58-6.
Homestead's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jahmir "Pee-Wee" McCall and T'Ari Miller. Homestead got some further help from Joseph Mackey: he picked up four sacks and made six total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southridge came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 31-8 margin over the Firebirds. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Firebirds are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southridge's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was William Williams, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Homestead back to even at 2-2. As for Southridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Homestead skirted past Southridge 35-33 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southridge's James Perrone, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Homestead still be able to contain Perrone? There's only one way to find out.
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