Football Game Preview: Merritt Island Mustangs vs. Carrollwood Day Patriots

The Merritt Island Mustangs will head out to challenge the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Merritt Island sitting on four straight victories and Carrollwood Day on seven.

On Friday, Merritt Island narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Titusville 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Terriers since October 14, 2016.

Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day humbled Community School of Naples with a 48-7 victory. With the Patriots ahead 21-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Carrollwood Day's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Merritt Island, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.