Football Preview: Sebring Blue Streaks vs. Kathleen Red Devils
Sebring has gone 4-0 against Kathleen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kathleen is facing Sebring at the wrong time: Sebring suffered their first home loss of the season last Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to the Highlanders. The Blue Streaks have struggled against the Highlanders recently, as their game last Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Sebring might have lost, but man, Keveun Mason was a machine: he rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Mason is now averaging an impressive 118.2 rushing yards per game.
Sebring wouldn't let Lake Wales keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sebring can thank Christopher Campbell and Z Taylor for forcing both of them. Taylor also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Even though they lost, Sebring was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Kathleen was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Auburndale at home and fell 42-6. The Red Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-6.
Sebring's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Kathleen, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Sebring's way against Kathleen in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Sebring made off with a 26-0 win. Does Sebring have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kathleen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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