South Florence is 6-0 against Darlington since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Florence Bruins will host the Darlington Falcons at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
South Florence is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Crestwood last Friday. South Florence blew past Crestwood 42-7 on the road. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Knights are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Messiah Jackson looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 148 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Jayden Sellers was in the mix too, providing South Florence with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Darlington). They put the hurt on Lakewood with a sharp 50-26 win on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
South Florence now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Darlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for South Florence against Darlington when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 76-0 victory. Does South Florence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Darlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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