The South Florence Bruins will head out to take on the North Augusta Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with South Florence sitting on three straight victories and North Augusta on 11.
South Florence is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Hartsville for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won eight contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Messiah Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 170 yards and four touchdowns on only eight passes, while also rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Those 76 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jayden Sellers was another key player, gaining 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
South Florence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Augusta). They blew past Gilbert, posting a 63-14 victory. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Indians are ranked 60th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Augusta pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.1 points per game. As for South Florence, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
South Florence strolled past North Augusta in their previous matchup back in November of 2014 by a score of 38-23. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Florence since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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