South Florence waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They claimed a resounding 69-14 victory over the Wilson Tigers at home. That looming 69-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bruins yet this season.
South Florence's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tre Leonard, who rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. South Florence is undefeated when Leonard posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Messiah Jackson, who threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Florence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
South Florence's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Wilson, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
South Florence will square off against Lower Richland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Florence knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Lower Richland likes a good challenge. As for Wilson, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Darlington at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
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