Football Preview: Sandalwood Saints vs. Creekside Knights
The Sandalwood Saints will head out to square off against the Creekside Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandalwood is looking for their season's first victory.
Sandalwood is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Eastside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sandalwood was outmatched by Eastside on the road and fell 38-9. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Rams are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Creekside and Raines met for a duel on Friday where Creekside had to take the L. Creekside took a blow against Raines, falling 44-14. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Sandalwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Creekside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Sandalwood came up short against Creekside when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 20-16. Thankfully for Sandalwood, Preston Strope (who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 45 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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