If Homestead was riding high fresh off their 77-6 takedown of Southwest on September 12th, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Homestead Broncos fell just short of the Southridge Spartans by a score of 17-14 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Broncos have suffered against the Spartans since September 5, 2014.
Malachi "Bubba" Lewis threw for 253 yards on 18 of 29 attempts, and also rushed for 30 yards.
The critical scores for Southridge came from Jacari Lannigan and Shandon Smith.
Homestead now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Southridge, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homestead will challenge Doral Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Homestead's defense has only allowed 16.8 points per game this season, so Doral Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Southridge, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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