Two dominant backs in Amor Scott and John Peeples are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The James Island Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Sumter Gamecocks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as James Island comes in on five and Sumter on 11.
James Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 31-21 victory over Carolina Forest.
Meanwhile, Sumter humbled Ashley Ridge with a 55-24 victory. The result was nothing new for the Gamecocks, who have now won nine matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Peeples continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Sumter also got a significant boost from Kameron Fortune, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Sumter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Davon Bowman and Omari Parker. Sumter got some further help from Jordan Lowery: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Sumter pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.5 points. As for James Island, their record is now 10-2.
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