Football Preview: Zephyrhills Bulldogs vs. Fivay Falcons
Zephyrhills is 5-0 against Fivay since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Zephyrhills Bulldogs will take on the Fivay Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Zephyrhills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cypress Creek 56-14 at home. Considering the Bulldogs have won four matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Xzavier Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 244 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, while also rushing for 41 yards and two touchdowns. Roe Miller was Jackson's top target, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
Zephyrhills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaden Jones and Deori Pope. Another thorn in Cypress Creek's side was Tristan Lennon, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Fivay narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gulf 22-19.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Sean Brown and Antonio Muniz. Brown had a solid game on Friday and rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Muniz was balling out in the loss, rushing for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Zephyrhills' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Fivay, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Zephyrhills against Fivay in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 42-0 win. Will Zephyrhills repeat their success, or does Fivay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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