Football Preview: Melbourne Bulldogs vs. Merritt Island Mustangs
The Melbourne Bulldogs will square off against the Merritt Island Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Merritt Island is headed out to face a Bulldogs squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Melbourne fell 14-7 to Tohopekaliga on Friday. The loss leaves the Bulldogs without a win on the season.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They managed a 27-23 victory over Impact Christian Academy. The Mustangs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Merritt Island's defense and their ten sacks. Jarvis Howell and Dominick Smith were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Merritt Island got some further help from Cayden Herrick: he made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Melbourne suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Merritt Island in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Melbourne, Kaseem Ross (who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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