The South Florence Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Hartsville Red Foxes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Florence's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine contests.
South Florence is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Hilton Head Island to the tune of 56-28. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Seahawks are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Sellers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 227 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Messiah Jackson, who threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
Meanwhile, Hartsville entered their tilt with Darlington on Friday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They really took it to the Falcons for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-16 win. With the Red Foxes ahead 28-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Hartsville pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.2 points per game. As for South Florence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
South Florence lost to Hartsville on the road by a decisive 54-35 margin in their previous meeting on November 1st. Can South Florence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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