The Sumter Gamecocks will square off against the Westwood Redhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sumter's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Sumter against Blythewood as the squad secured a 49-20 victory. Considering the Gamecocks have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for John Peeples, who rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last ten times he's played. Another back making a difference was Kameron Fortune, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sumter's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Anthony Addison with two. Sumter got some further help from Tymaries Thompson Durant: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Westwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 13-8 to West Florence.
Sumter pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westwood, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
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