The Sumter Gamecocks will take on the Myrtle Beach Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumter will be strutting in after a victory while Myrtle Beach will be coming in after a loss.
Sumter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: White Knoll, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Sumter was ranked 13th). Sumter came out on top in a nail-biter against White Knoll on Friday, sneaking past 43-40. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gamecocks.
Sumter relied on the efforts of John Peeples, who rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns, and Franklin Richardson, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Sumter wouldn't let White Knoll keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jb Burson, Tymaries Thompson Durant, and Jamarkus Mccutcheon picked up one apiece. Burson didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (0.5 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. Anthony Addison was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Myrtle Beach came up short against West Florence on Friday and fell 32-22.
Sumter's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Myrtle Beach, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
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