The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will take on the South Florence Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Augusta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Gilbert, posting a 63-14 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Yellow Jackets who have now won 11 matchups in a row.
Meanwhile, South Florence faced Hartsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. South Florence simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hartsville 49-21. That's two games straight that the Bruins have won by exactly 28 points.
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. Another player making a difference was Jayden Sellers, who gained 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.
North Augusta's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.9 points. As for South Florence, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Things could have been worse for North Augusta, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-23 loss to South Florence in their previous meeting back in November of 2014. Thankfully for North Augusta, Nick Jones (who threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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