Football Preview: West Florida Jaguars vs. Pine Forest Eagles
The West Florida Jaguars will head out to challenge the Pine Forest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a proper cat-fight when West Florida duked it out withPensacola on Friday. West Florida took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pensacola.
Although West Florida took the loss, they still got scores from Charles Benson, Xavier Finley, and Daviaun Farrish.
Even though they lost, West Florida was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest and Escambia were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Pine Forest suffered a 14-13 defeat. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pine Forest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Trevion Johnson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
West Florida's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Pine Forest, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
West Florida came out on top in a nail-biter against Pine Forest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 26-23. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pine Forest's Miequle Brock, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for West Florida to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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