Southwest lost against Southridge back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Southwest Eagles took a blow against the Southridge Spartans, falling 44-7. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Spartans are ranked 32nd).
Aiden Leone threw for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Livan Morales was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Derrick Ferguson rushed for 115 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than William Williams, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Williams showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of James Perrone, who threw for 178 yards and a touchdown.
Southwest has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Southridge, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Southwest will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Coral Reef at 7:00 p.m. Coral Reef is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Southwest will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Southridge, they will square off against Booker T. Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southridge's defense has only allowed 9.1 points per game this season, so Booker T. Washington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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