The South Florence Bruins will head out to square 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 six games.
Last Friday, South Florence strolled past Lower Richland with points to spare, taking the game 36-19. The Bruins pushed the score to 36-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Diamond Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
Tre Leonard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. He has become a key player for South Florence: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Gilbert, who rushed for 151 yards on only 12 carries.
South Florence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hartsville). They claimed a resounding 70-8 victory over Lakewood. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-0.
South Florence's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Hartsville, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1-1.
Everything came up roses for South Florence against Hartsville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-21 win. 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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