The Sumner Stingrays will head out to square off against the Plant City Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Plant City took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sumner, who comes in off a win.
Sumner will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Plant, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Sumner snuck past Plant with a 19-13 victory on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Stingrays as they're now sitting on three straight.
Taesean Robinson went supernova for Sumner, picking up 223 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Robinson's longest reception was for an incredible 84 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Balaguer, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Another reason for the win was Sumner's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Makhi Foster and George Selvie Iii, who racked up six sacks between them. Foster also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Plant's side was Jaheim Hudson, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Plant City and Steinbrenner were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Plant City suffered a 45-44 loss.
Sumner now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Plant City, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
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