Football Preview: First State Military Academy Bulldogs vs. Polytech Panthers
First State Military Academy hasn't had much luck against Polytech recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The First State Military Academy Bulldogs will square off against the Polytech Panthers at 12:00 p.m. First State Military Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season.
First State Military Academy is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since November 18, 2023 on Saturday. They were outmatched by Indian River at home and fell 41-13. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn't quite close it out.
Although First State Military Academy took the loss, they still got scores from DJ Bell and Owen Justiniano.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Polytech). They blew past Early College, posting an 84-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Polytech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.3 points per game. As for First State Military Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
First State Military Academy ended up a good deal behind Polytech in their previous matchup back in September, losing 34-19. Can First State Military Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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