The South Florence Bruins will square off against the Northwestern Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
South Florence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Summerville, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (South Florence was ranked 21st). South Florence came up short against Summerville on Friday, falling 45-20.
Despite the loss, South Florence got top-tier performance from Cameron James, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, James is now averaging an impressive 101.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Sellers, who gained 77 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, South Florence was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 402 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Northwestern won against Hough last Friday with 45 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Northwestern enjoyed a cozy 45-27 victory over Ridge View. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
South Florence's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Northwestern, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for South Florence against Northwestern in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 as the squad secured a 57-30 victory. Will South Florence repeat their success, or does Northwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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