Football Preview: Strawberry Crest Chargers vs. Alonso Ravens
Strawberry Crest is 0-3 against Alonso since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Strawberry Crest Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alonso Ravens at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Alonso is hoping to do what Brandon couldn't on Friday: put an end to Strawberry Crest's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Strawberry Crest's defense stepped up to hand Brandon a 25-0 shutout. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Eagles are ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Strawberry Crest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zy Floyd led the charge by throwing for 185 yards and four touchdowns on only eight passes. Another pass catcher making a difference was Calvin Francis, who picked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Strawberry Crest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of John Baxter and Cam Crowe. Strawberry Crest got some further help from Brice Robinson: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Alonso blew past Sickles, posting a 50-10 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ravens.
Joseph Glennon had an outrageously good game as he threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards on only six carries. Josh Andrews was Glennon's top target, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Alonso's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Henry Hutcheon was especially locked on to Sickles' QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Sickles' side was Donavon Isaac, who picked up a sack and made six total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Strawberry Crest's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-0. As for Alonso, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Strawberry Crest came up short against Alonso in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 34-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Glennon, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes. Now that Strawberry Crest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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