The Fort Dorchester Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the South Florence Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Dorchester is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, it was close, but Fort Dorchester sidestepped Stratford for a 26-24 victory.
Ryan Campbell had a dynamite game for Fort Dorchester, rushing for 195 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. Campbell was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.
Fort Dorchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, South Florence had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Northwestern. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Trojans are ranked third).
Fort Dorchester pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Florence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Everything went Fort Dorchester's way against South Florence in their previous meeting back in August of 2015 as Fort Dorchester made off with a 64-40 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Florence's Hykeem White, who rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Fort Dorchester to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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