Football Preview: Crestview Bulldogs vs. Escambia Gators
The Crestview Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Escambia Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Crestview finally turned things around against Navarre on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 27-7 margin over the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Escambia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took down the Tigers 35-21. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Tigers are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Escambia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dorrion White, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Billy Dunn was another key signal caller, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Crestview's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Escambia, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Crestview came up short against Escambia in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, falling 28-20. Thankfully for Crestview, Jojo Blackmon (who picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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