West Florence is 0-4 against Sumter since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The West Florence Knights will host the Sumter Gamecocks at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Florence comes in on four and Sumter on six.
Last Friday, everything went West Florence's way against Lugoff-Elgin as West Florence made off with a 28-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sumter humbled Lugoff-Elgin with a 42-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Gamecocks, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Franklin Richardson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kameron Fortune was in the mix too, providing Sumter with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 271 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
West Florence's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Sumter, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
West Florence took a serious blow against Sumter when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 44-6. Can West Florence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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