Football Preview: Parkland Mustangs vs. Mount Tabor Spartans
Parkland is 1-9 against Mount Tabor since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Parkland Mustangs will challenge the Mount Tabor Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Parkland is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They lost to Davie at home by a 38-22 margin. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the War Eagles 7-3 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Raiders 29-13.
Snook Peterkin had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes. Jaydon Mahfooth got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Mount Tabor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Mount Tabor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Khamari Shell, JaDon Blair, and Mahfooth picked up one apiece. Malik Garrison was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Mount Tabor, their record is now 7-2.
Parkland was taken down by Mount Tabor 48-8 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount Tabor's Zion Thompson, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that Parkland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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