Football Preview: Palm Bay Pirates vs. Martin County Tigers
The Palm Bay Pirates will face off against the Martin County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Bay has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Martin County will come in with three straight wins.
Palm Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Satellite 14-10.
Meanwhile, while Martin County put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Olympic Heights. Martin County blew past Olympic Heights 52-0 on the road. That 52 point margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Martin County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Louis Manny, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown. Vaughn O'Brien was another key passer, throwing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Martin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Palm Bay's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Martin County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Palm Bay against Martin County when the teams last played back in August of 2018, as the squad secured a 46-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palm Bay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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