Football Preview: Atlantic Eagles vs. The First Academy Royals
The Atlantic Eagles will venture away from home to challenge The First Academy Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Atlantic's upcoming match probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Blanche Ely, who was ranked 68th at the time (Atlantic was ranked 50th). Atlantic blew past Blanche Ely 42-13 on the road on Friday. With the Eagles ahead 35-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Lincoln Graf, who threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Deandre Desinor handled things on the ground, rushing for 83 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely The First Academy's strategy against Melbourne Central Catholic on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that The First Academy blew Melbourne Central Catholic out of the water with a 42-6 final score. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Hustlers are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The First Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Salomon Georges out in front who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Dane Thompkins was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
The victory for Atlantic keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for The First Academy, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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