After two games on the road, Sumter is heading back home. They will welcome the Lugoff-Elgin Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sumter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Lugoff-Elgin likes a good challenge.
Sumter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Spring Valley, posting a 56-7 victory on the road. The Gamecocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Kameron Fortune continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 270 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.4 rushing yards per game. Another big playmaker for Sumter was Christopher Bentley, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Sumter wouldn't let Spring Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Anthony Addison led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Jb Burson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least eight every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 271 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Lugoff-Elgin was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against West Florence, falling 28-7. The game marked the Demons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Sumter pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lugoff-Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Wednesday's match might be decided in the trenches. Sumter has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 310.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Lugoff-Elgin, though, as they've been averaging only 90.4. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Sumter against Lugoff-Elgin when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 58-6 victory. In that matchup, Sumter amassed a halftime lead of 44-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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