Football Preview: ED White Commanders vs. St. Augustine Yellow Jackets
ED White has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ED White is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
ED White is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 26-13 win over Pine Forest.
ED White found their leader in sophomore King Boylston, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 102 of Boylston's passing yards were hauled in by Landon Francis, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
ED White didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Josiah Smith, Jacquari Parks, Julian Holt, and Joshua Patterson picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 victory over Columbia. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
St. Augustine's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Trenton Jones and Somourian Wingo. Jones gained 154 total yards and a touchdown while Wingo picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jones was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Locklan Hewlett, who threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns.
The win (which was St. Augustine's sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.3 points. As for ED White, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
ED White couldn't quite finish off St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in October of 2018 and fell 10-7. Can ED White avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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