After flying high against Forest last Friday, South Sumter came back down to earth. The South Sumter Raiders lost 28-7 to the Bradford Tornadoes on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Tornadoes are ranked 12th).
When it comes to explaining why South Sumter lost, don't look at Ja?Kyrian Turner. Despite the final result, he rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, South Sumter's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. James Laskey was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Another thorn in Bradford's side was Malakhi Boone, who picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gino Addison and he. Addison rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown.
South Sumter now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Bradford, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
South Sumter will challenge Wiregrass Ranch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wiregrass Ranch will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something South Sumter surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bradford, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Mandarin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mandarin has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 145 points over their last three matches.
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