Football Preview: Largo Packers vs. Palm Harbor University Hurricanes
The Largo Packers will challenge the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Largo: 15.4, Palm Harbor University: 16.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Largo is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Clearwater just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Tornadoes 23-18. The loss was the Packers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palm Harbor University). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Countryside 48-0 on the road. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Cougars are ranked 511th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Sathaporn had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palm Harbor University was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Largo fell to 4-1. As for Palm Harbor University, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Largo against Palm Harbor University in their previous matchup back in September of 2018 as the team secured a 48-13 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Palm Harbor University's Ezra Mckee, who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Largo to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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