It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Broward can now relate to. They were dealt a 37-6 defeat at the hands of the Southridge Spartans on Friday. Despite 243 more yards than the Spartans, the Bulldogs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
South Broward's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Derrick Simmons, who rushed for 150 yards on only 15 carries, and Steven Wright, who rushed for 88 yards on only five carries. Those 88 rushing yards gave Wright a new career-high.
Even though they lost, South Broward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Even if they lost, South Broward's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Quzion Warner and Aden Johnson, who racked up four sacks between them. South Broward got some further help from Debonaire Johnson: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Southridge found their leader in sophomore Spencer Voss, who picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). James Perrone also set a new season high mark in passing touchdowns with four. Jhakari Johnson was in the mix as well, providing Southridge with two touchdowns.
South Broward's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Southridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
South Broward does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 20-14 win against Monarch on the 22nd.
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