Football Preview: Zephyrhills Bulldogs vs. Freedom Patriots
Zephyrhills has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Zephyrhills will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Zephyrhills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-0 victory over Pasco on the road. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Xzavier Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 217 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Dj Pickett was Jackson's top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Zephyrhills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pickett and Zacary Carroll. Carroll is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Freedom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Spoto 48-7. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.
Zephyrhills' victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Freedom, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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