After each having a week off, the Southridge Spartans and the South Broward Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southridge's defense has only allowed 10.7 points per game this season, so South Broward's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Southridge made easy work of South Dade and carried off a 33-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won five matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Southridge found their leader in sophomore James Perrone, who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
Southridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Antwone Francois, Xyiem Pitter, and Spencer Voss picked up one apiece. Southridge got some further help from Kamron Wilson: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for South Broward just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Piper, falling 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Bengals are ranked 68th).
Southridge's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21 points. As for South Broward, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Southridge didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against South Broward in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Does Southridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Broward turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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