Bradford is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Mandarin is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bradford Tornadoes will host the Mandarin Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Bradford will bounce into Friday's match after beating South Sumter, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Everything went Bradford's way against South Sumter on Friday as Bradford made off with a 28-7 win.
Meanwhile, while Mandarin put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Sandalwood. Mandarin blew past Sandalwood 41-0 at home. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Mandarin found their leader in underclassman Knox Annis, who threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes. Ayden Owens was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mandarin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Bradford's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Mandarin, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
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