Plant City has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:30 p.m. Plant City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Riverview Sarasota likes a good challenge.
If Plant City beats Riverview Sarasota with 41 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Plant City blew past Strawberry Crest 41-6 last Thursday. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Tony Marshall was his usual excellent self, rushing for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Denson, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Plant City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last contest, Riverview Sarasota made sure to put some points up on the board against Sarasota last Thursday. Riverview Sarasota put the hurt on Sarasota with a sharp 34-12 win. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Sailors are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Isaiah Belt went supernova for Riverview Sarasota, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Another player making a difference was Anthony Miller, who picked up 21 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Plant City's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Riverview Sarasota, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
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