Football Recap: Sumner's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Stingrays

Previous 3 Games

09/19/25 vs Plant	28-24
09/12/25 @ Newsome	50-14
09/05/25 vs Wharton	44-7

Sumner entered their tilt with Plant on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 28-24 W against the Panthers. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Stingrays were the better team in the second half.

Sumner's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Antonio Balaguer, who threw for 252 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. The Stingrays also got a significant boost from Cedrick Johnson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sumner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.

Sumner's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Kingston Revels and Robert Garcia, who racked up four sacks between them. Sumner got some further help from Damarion Evans: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Sumner's record is now 4-1. As for Plant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.

Looking ahead, Sumner will look to defend their home field on Friday against Plant City at 7:30 p.m. The Raiders' defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so the Stingrays' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Plant, they will head out to challenge Armwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Panthers' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.