The Sumter Gamecocks will head out on the road to  square off against  the Westwood Redhawks  at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. Sumter is coming into the  matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Sumter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another  one of South Carolina's top teams: Ridge View, who was ranked 12th  at the time (Sumter was ranked 17th). The Gamecocks walked away with  a   36-29  victory over the Blazers  on Friday. Sumter's win was all the more impressive since the Blazers were averaging only 14.11 points allowed on the season.

 Franklin Richardson
| 10/24/25 vs Ridge View | 4 | 
| 09/25/24 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 3 | 
| 11/08/24 @ Ridge View | 2 | 
| 10/03/24 @ West Florence | 2 | 
| 11/29/24 vs James Island | 1 | 
 Sumter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of   Franklin Richardson, who rushed for 91 yards and four  TDs, and   Cayon Gordon, who rushed for 131 yards and one  score on only 12 carries. Those  four  rushing touchdowns gave  Richardson a new career-high.
 Meanwhile,  after soaring to 34  points the game before, Westwood was a bit more limited  in their  game  on Friday. They fell  17-7 to West Florence. The  contest marked the Redhawks' lowest-scoring  matchup so far this season.
 Sumter's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Westwood, their loss  ended  a  three-game streak of away wins  and  brought them to 6-3.
 Everything came up roses for Sumter against Westwood in their previous meeting  back in November of 2024, as the  team secured  a  65-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was  the Redhawks'  Jovan Howard, who rushed for 131 yards and three  touchdowns. Now that he's  got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Gamecocks still be able to contain  Howard? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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