The Summerville Green Wave are taking a road trip to challenge the Berkeley Stags at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Berkeley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Summerville, who comes in off a win.
Summerville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: South Florence, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Summerville was ranked tenth). Summerville put the hurt on South Florence with a sharp 45-20 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Green Wave.
Meanwhile, Berkeley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 19-14 to Winter Park.
Berkeley might have lost, but man, Henry Rivers was a machine: he rushed for 180 yards, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown. 82 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jvaariez Sumpter.
Summerville pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Berkeley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Summerville's way against Berkeley when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as Summerville made off with a 34-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summerville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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