Football Preview: Satellite Scorpions vs. American Heritage Stallions
The Satellite Scorpions will challenge the American Heritage Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Satellite's defense has only allowed 8.4 points per game this season, so American Heritage's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Satellite is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 28-15 victory over LaBelle. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scorpions.
Alex Batallas
| 10/30/25 vs LaBelle | 85 |
| 10/03/25 @ Somerset Academy Key | 53 |
| 10/10/25 vs West Nassau | 51 |
| 09/26/25 vs Palm Bay | 44 |
| 09/19/25 vs Atlantic | 43 |
Logan Waite produced another solid performance rushing for 100 yards and one TD. Alex Batallas did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
Satellite didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited LaBelle to a completion percentage of just 46.2%. The Scorpions have been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.61 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.61 in their last three games.
Satellite didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landen Mentillo and Caleb Jones.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for American Heritage, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Bayside 35-7 on Thursday. The Stallions' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
American Heritage found their leader in sophomore Marcus Stracke, who threw for 212 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Stracke's passing game has become a key predictor of the Stallions' success: the team is 6-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zachary Schwartz, who rushed for 70 yards and one score on only five carries.
One reason for the win was American Heritage's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Tyler Kovic was especially locked on to Bayside's QB and sacked him twice.
Satellite's record is now 10-1. As for American Heritage, their record now sits at 7-3.
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